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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Ruling on making up fasting and prayer for a menstruating woman and a woman with post-natal bleeding

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Question:
He asks and says: Does a menstruating woman and a woman with post-natal bleeding make up fasting and prayer?

Answer:
A menstruating woman and a woman with post-natal bleeding make up only the fasting, according to all scholars. As for the prayer, it is not made up according to all scholars. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said:
We were commanded to make up the fastingكنا نؤمر بقضاء الصوم
meaning: menstruation
we were ordered to complete the fasts, but were not ordered to complete the prayersكنا نؤمر بقضاء الصوم ولا نؤمر بقضاء الصلاة
Sahih Muslim 335c
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This is from the mercy of Allah and His facilitation (Exalted and Majestic is He) and His kindness, that He did them a favor by relieving them of the prayer; because the prayer is repeated five times a day and night, and menstruation may remain with her for a week or more or less; so making it up would be difficult for her. Likewise, a woman with post-natal bleeding may remain in that state for forty days, so making it up would be difficult for her. So from the mercy of Allah is that He waived the prayer for the menstruating woman and the woman with post-natal bleeding, so she does not make it up and does not perform it. She does not perform it during menstruation and post-natal bleeding, nor does she make it up. As for fasting, she does not perform it during menstruation and post-natal bleeding; but she makes it up. It is not permissible for her to fast while she is menstruating or has post-natal bleeding, but it is obligatory for them to make it up. When she becomes pure, she fasts in Ramadan, and she makes up what is due on her after Ramadan. She makes up what she missed due to menstruation, or post-natal bleeding, making it up after Ramadan. Between Ramadan and the second Ramadan, she makes it up in between. She may delay it until Rajab and Sha'ban, there is no harm in that. And if she hastens, that is better; out of caution against obstacles. Yes.

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Source binbaz.org.sa

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