3/15. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 335a — Missed Prayers During Menses
A menstruating woman is obliged to make up missed fasts but not prayers
Missed Prayers During Menses: A Hadith From A’isha
Sahih Muslim : 335a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 335a
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ الرِّشْكِ، عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، سَأَلَتْ عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَتْ أَتَقْضِي إِحْدَانَا الصَّلاَةَ أَيَّامَ مَحِيضِهَا فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ أَحَرُورِيَّةٌ أَنْتِ قَدْ كَانَتْ إِحْدَانَا تَحِيضُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ لاَ تُؤْمَرُ بِقَضَاءٍ .
Mu'adha Narrated from:
A woman asked 'A'isha: Should one amongst us complete prayers abandoned during the period of menses? 'A'isha said: Are you a Haruriya? When any one of us during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was in her menses (and abandoned prayer) she was not required to complete them.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 335aIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 83USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 660
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 335a
This Hadith is about missed prayers during menstruation. A woman asked A’isha whether a woman should complete the prayers she left during her menses. A’isha responded by asking if she was a Haruriya, then explained that during the time of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, women had their menses and were not required to make up those prayers. For readers searching “missed prayers during menstruation hadith” or “does a woman make up salah after period,” the answer in this text is clear: the prayers abandoned during menses were not ordered to be completed. The Hadith should not be stretched beyond that point; it speaks directly about prayer during menses.
What we learn from this hadith
- A’isha said women were not required to make up prayers missed during menses.
- The answer refers to practice during the time of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The Hadith addresses prayer specifically, not every act of worship.
