3/15. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 335c — Make Up Fasts, Not Prayers
A menstruating woman is obliged to make up missed fasts but not prayers
Make Up Fasts, Not Prayers: A Hadith About Menstruation
Sahih Muslim : 335c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 335c
وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ، قَالَتْ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْتُ مَا بَالُ الْحَائِضِ تَقْضِي الصَّوْمَ وَلاَ تَقْضِي الصَّلاَةَ فَقَالَتْ أَحَرُورِيَّةٌ أَنْتِ قُلْتُ لَسْتُ بِحَرُورِيَّةٍ وَلَكِنِّي أَسْأَلُ . قَالَتْ كَانَ يُصِيبُنَا ذَلِكَ فَنُؤْمَرُ بِقَضَاءِ الصَّوْمِ وَلاَ نُؤْمَرُ بِقَضَاءِ الصَّلاَةِ .
Mu'adha Narrated from:
I asked 'A'isha: What is the reason that a menstruating woman completes the fasts (that she abandons during her monthly course). but she does not complete the prayers? She (Hadrat 'A'isha) said: Are you a Haruriya? I said: I am not a Haruriya, but I simply want to inquire. She said: We passed through this (period of menstruation), and we were ordered to complete the fasts, but were not ordered to complete the prayers.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 335cIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 85USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 662
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 335c
This Hadith explains the difference between missed fasts and missed prayers during menstruation. Mu’adha asked A’isha why a menstruating woman completes the fasts she missed but does not complete the prayers. A’isha first asked if she was a Haruriya. Mu’adha clarified that she only wanted to ask. A’isha then answered from their lived practice: they went through menstruation, were ordered to complete the fasts, and were not ordered to complete the prayers. For readers searching “make up fasts not prayers hadith” or “menstruation fasting prayer Islam,” this is the main report people look for. The teaching is balanced and limited to what A’isha said.
What we learn from this hadith
- Women were ordered to make up missed fasts after menstruation.
- They were not ordered to make up missed prayers.
- Asking sincere questions about worship is shown in the report.
