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Sunan Abi Dawud 262 — Missed Prayers During Menstruation
The Menstruating Woman Does Not Make Up The (Missed) Prayers
Menstruating Woman Make Up Prayers Hadith: Aishah’s Clear Answer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 262
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 262
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، سَأَلَتْ عَائِشَةَ أَتَقْضِي الْحَائِضُ الصَّلاَةَ فَقَالَتْ أَحَرُورِيَّةٌ أَنْتِ لَقَدْ كُنَّا نَحِيضُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلاَ نَقْضِي وَلاَ نُؤْمَرُ بِالْقَضَاءِ .
Mu’adhah reported : A woman asked ‘A’ishah: should a menstruating woman complete the prayer abandoned during the period of menses? ‘A’ishah said: Are you a Haruriyyah? During menstruation in the time of the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) we would not complete (the abandoned prayers), nor were we commanded to complete them.
[1] Meaning are you one of the Khawārij . The attribution is to Harūrā a location near Al-Kūfah wherein the Khawārij had gathered.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 262In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 262English translation : Book 1, Hadith 262
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 262
This hadith focuses on the question many people search for: “does a menstruating woman make up prayers?” A woman asked Aishah whether a menstruating woman should complete the prayers left during menses. Aishah answered by recalling what happened in the time of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. She said they menstruated then, and they did not make up those prayers, nor were they commanded to make them up. The explanation should stay close to the text. The hadith does not give a long speech; it gives a direct report from Aishah about practice and command. It teaches that worship is followed as taught, not by personal pressure or guesswork.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aishah answered the question by referring to the Prophet’s time.
- The women did not make up prayers missed during menstruation.
- The hadith points to following the command that was actually given.
