The Meaning of the Invalidation of Prayer by the Passing of a Menstruating Woman and a Dog
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Question:
If a menstruating woman and a black dog pass in front of the one praying, does it invalidate the prayer or does it invalidate its reward?
Answer:
He must restart it from the beginning. If a woman, a donkey, or a black dog passes, it is invalidated, and he must restart it from the beginning.
Q: Does it mean it invalidates the prayer?
The Shaykh: Yes. If it is an obligatory prayer, it is obligatory for him to restart it. If it is a voluntary prayer, he has a choice; if he restarts it, that is better.
Q: Does a donkey invalidate it?
The Shaykh: It cuts it off, meaning it invalidates it.
Q: A menstruating woman who is experiencing her monthly period?
The Shaykh: No, an adult woman, meaning, whether she is a mahram (a relative one may not marry) or not; her wife, or her mother, or her sister; they are all the same.
If a menstruating woman and a black dog pass in front of the one praying, does it invalidate the prayer or does it invalidate its reward?
Answer:
He must restart it from the beginning. If a woman, a donkey, or a black dog passes, it is invalidated, and he must restart it from the beginning.
Q: Does it mean it invalidates the prayer?
The Shaykh: Yes. If it is an obligatory prayer, it is obligatory for him to restart it. If it is a voluntary prayer, he has a choice; if he restarts it, that is better.
Q: Does a donkey invalidate it?
The Shaykh: It cuts it off, meaning it invalidates it.
Q: A menstruating woman who is experiencing her monthly period?
The Shaykh: No, an adult woman, meaning, whether she is a mahram (a relative one may not marry) or not; her wife, or her mother, or her sister; they are all the same.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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