LessonsMenstruation: Duration, Worship, Cessation and Intervening PurityQuiz

Aisha was asked why a menstruating woman makes up missed fasts but not missed prayers. She referred to Prophetic-era practice: كُنَّا نُؤْمَرُ بِقَضَاءِ الصَّوْمِ وَلَا نُؤْمَرُ بِقَضَاءِ الصَّلَاةِ
Meaning: We were instructed to make up the fasts, but not instructed to make up the prayers.

The report directly distinguishes the two obligations.

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Menstruation: Duration, Worship, Cessation and Intervening Purity

Aisha was asked why a menstruating woman makes up missed fasts but not missed prayers. She referred to Prophetic-era practice: كُنَّا نُؤْمَرُ بِقَضَاءِ الصَّوْمِ وَلَا نُؤْمَرُ بِقَضَاءِ الصَّلَاةِ
Meaning: We were instructed to make up the fasts, but not instructed to make up the prayers.

The report directly distinguishes the two obligations.