Are there proofs that a menstruating woman performs all acts of worship except prayer and circumambulation, including entering the mosque?
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The questioner : Regarding a woman entering the mosque while menstruating or in post-natal bleeding, are there, I mean, more than one proof other than the proof you mentioned regarding the issue of Hajj, where the woman does everything in Hajj except prayer and circumambulation?
The Shaykh : First, is this proof not sufficient for you?
The questioner : No, I mean, are there others?
The Shaykh : I know your question, but I want to know the answer to my question.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Is this alone not sufficient?
The questioner : It is sufficient on its own, but there is a doubt among those who hold views other than this.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We want to expand, Shaykh!
The Shaykh : No problem, those who say something contrary to this hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do they have even one hadith so that we can be convinced by them?
The questioner : It appears they do not have one.
The Shaykh : So this is sufficient against them, hehehe.
The questioner : If you add more, there is nothing wrong with it, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : If you add more, there is nothing wrong with it!
The Shaykh : No problem, but I want to solidify for you the matters of the Sunnah on the grounds that this is a singular proof. You bring a proof that is half singular, and they do not have one. Then we also have a hadith, also in Sahih Muslim, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Aisha:Sunan Ibn Majah 632Sahih (Darussalam). She said: O Messenger of Allah, I am menstruating. He said: Sunan Abi Dawud 261Sahih (Al-Albani); so this is an explicit text that first: he permitted her to enter the mosque to bring him the prayer mat, and the prayer mat here means the prayer rug.
The questioner: Perfect.
The Shaykh : So it is as if a side of the mind arose in her, which some women, and even some men, might feel.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, is it fitting for one in a state of major ritual impurity, and even more so for a menstruating woman, to step into the mosque while menstruating?! Let alone is it fitting for her to take a prayer mat from the mosque while menstruating?! So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drew her attention by saying to her:Sunan Abi Dawud 261Sahih (Al-Albani), and the menstruation here means the blood of menstruation. So what is wrong with you if you entered the mosque and brought me the prayer mat? There is nothing wrong with that. This is also a second proof. And the third and final proof is the agreed-upon principle: "The original ruling for things is permissibility." So whoever claims otherwise is outside of it except with a legal proof. And since they have no proof in that which contradicts this principle, it is obligatory for them at that time to stop at it and not go beyond it. And peace be upon you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : First, is this proof not sufficient for you?
The questioner : No, I mean, are there others?
The Shaykh : I know your question, but I want to know the answer to my question.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Is this alone not sufficient?
The questioner : It is sufficient on its own, but there is a doubt among those who hold views other than this.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We want to expand, Shaykh!
The Shaykh : No problem, those who say something contrary to this hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do they have even one hadith so that we can be convinced by them?
The questioner : It appears they do not have one.
The Shaykh : So this is sufficient against them, hehehe.
The questioner : If you add more, there is nothing wrong with it, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : If you add more, there is nothing wrong with it!
The Shaykh : No problem, but I want to solidify for you the matters of the Sunnah on the grounds that this is a singular proof. You bring a proof that is half singular, and they do not have one. Then we also have a hadith, also in Sahih Muslim, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Aisha:
The Messenger of Allah said to me: 'Get me a mat from the mosque.'
يا عائشة ، ناوليني الخمرة من المسجدYour menstruation is not in your hand.
إنَّ حيضَتَكِ ليسَتْ في يدكThe questioner: Perfect.
The Shaykh : So it is as if a side of the mind arose in her, which some women, and even some men, might feel.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, is it fitting for one in a state of major ritual impurity, and even more so for a menstruating woman, to step into the mosque while menstruating?! Let alone is it fitting for her to take a prayer mat from the mosque while menstruating?! So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drew her attention by saying to her:
Your menstruation is not in your hand.
إنَّ حيضَتَكِ ليسَتْ في يدكThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
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