3/15. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 335b — No Prayer Make-Up During Menses
A menstruating woman is obliged to make up missed fasts but not prayers
No Prayer Make-Up During Menses in A’isha’s Report
Sahih Muslim : 335b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 335b
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُعَاذَةَ، أَنَّهَا سَأَلَتْ عَائِشَةَ أَتَقْضِي الْحَائِضُ الصَّلاَةَ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ أَحَرُورِيَّةٌ أَنْتِ قَدْ كُنَّ نِسَاءُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَحِضْنَ أَفَأَمَرَهُنَّ أَنْ يَجْزِينَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ تَعْنِي يَقْضِينَ .
Mu'adha Narrated from:
It is reported from Mu'adha that she asked 'A'isha: Should a menstruating woman complete the prayer (abandoned during the menstrual period)? 'A'isha said: Are you a Hurariya? The wives of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) have had their monthly courses, (but) did he order them to make compensation (for the abandoned prayers)? Muhammad b. Ja'far said: (Compensation) denotes their completion.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 335bIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 84USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 661
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 335b
This Hadith repeats the question in a direct way: should a menstruating woman complete the prayer left during her menstrual period? A’isha answered by asking if the questioner was a Haruriya, then referred to the wives of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. They had their monthly courses, and he did not order them to make compensation for the abandoned prayers. Muhammad b. Ja’far also explained that compensation here means completing them. For searches like “menstruating woman make up prayers hadith” and “Sahih Muslim 335b,” the core teaching is easy to follow. The Hadith is about prayers missed during menses and the absence of an order to make them up.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith says the wives of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had monthly courses.
- He did not order them to make up the missed prayers.
- The wording explains that compensation means completion of those prayers.
