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Sahih Muslim 335c (Book 3, Hadith 85) #7933
Making Up Fasts During Menstruation

SUMMARY: Menstruating women are only required to make up the fasts they missed during their period, but not the prayers.

Mu'adha said: I asked 'A'isha: What is the reason that a menstruating woman completes the fasts (that she abandons during her monthly course). but she does not complete the prayers? She (Hadrat 'A'isha) said: Are you a Haruriya? I said: I am not a Haruriya, but I simply want to inquire. She said: We passed through this (period of menstruation), and we were ordered to complete the fasts, but were not ordered to complete the prayers.
وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ، قَالَتْ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْتُ مَا بَالُ الْحَائِضِ تَقْضِي الصَّوْمَ وَلاَ تَقْضِي الصَّلاَةَ فَقَالَتْ أَحَرُورِيَّةٌ أَنْتِ قُلْتُ لَسْتُ بِحَرُورِيَّةٍ وَلَكِنِّي أَسْأَلُ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ كَانَ يُصِيبُنَا ذَلِكَ فَنُؤْمَرُ بِقَضَاءِ الصَّوْمِ وَلاَ نُؤْمَرُ بِقَضَاءِ الصَّلاَةِ

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menstruation  *  fast  *  prayer

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains that when a woman is menstruating, she is only obligated to make up the fasts she missed during her period, but not the prayers. This is because Allah did not command women to make up their prayers while they are menstruating. The Prophet Muhammad's wife Aisha was asked about this and confirmed that this was indeed true. This hadith teaches us that we should follow Allah's commands even if we don't understand why He has commanded something in particular. We should also be respectful of those who have more knowledge than us and seek out answers from them if we have questions about religious matters.

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