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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-287: “JIKA HABIS HAID WAKTU MAGHRIB, TIDAK PERLU QADHA ASAR DAN ZUHUR”
Must a woman make up prayers when her period begins or ends, as shown in a diagram circulating on Facebook?
Short answer
A woman in her period is not obliged to pray and does not have to make up the prayers missed during it, based on the hadith and the statement of Imam al-Nawawi.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A woman in her period is not obliged to pray and does not have to make up the prayers missed during it, based on the hadith and the statement of Imam al-Nawawi. Makeup is still required in two situations. First, when the period ends with at least enough time left for the takbiratulihram, the prayer of that time must be performed, together with the earlier prayer that can be combined with it, namely Zuhr with Asr and Maghrib with Isha. Second, when the period begins after enough time has passed to perform that obligatory prayer and it was not yet prayed.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Solat yang ditinggalkan sewaktu haid tidak perlu digantikan apabila wanita itu suci.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-287: “JIKA HABIS HAID WAKTU MAGHRIB, TIDAK PERLU QADHA ASAR DAN ZUHUR””, 28 January 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/3061-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-287-jika-habis-haid-waktu-maghrib-tidak-perlu-qadha-asar-dan-zuhur. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/make-up-prayers-woman-period-ends-maghrib/