due to which she can not fast. is itpossible to make up those fast on
other days after her GUSUL?.
Praise be to Allaah.
If a person misses the fast of 'Ashoora', it cannot be made up because
there is no proof for that, and because the reward is connected to
fasting on the tenth day of Muharram, and that time has passed.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: If the
day of 'Ashoora' comes and thewoman is menstruating, can she make up
the fast? Is there a principle concerning naafil acts of worship that
may be madeup and those that may notbe made up? May Allah reward you
with good.
He replied: Naafil acts of worship are of two types: those for which
there is a reason and those for which there is no reason. Those for
which there is a reason end when the reason ends, and they cannot be
made up. An example of that is tahiyyatal-masjid (two rak'ahs to
"greet the mosque"). If a man comes and sits down, and sits for a long
time, then he gets up wanting to pray tahiyyat al-masjid, it will not
be tahiyyat al-masjid, because that is aprayer that is done for a
reason and is connected tothe reason; once the reason no longer
applies, itis no longer prescribed. Another example, it wouldseem, is
the day of 'Arafah and the day of 'Ashoora'. Ifa person delays fasting
theday of 'Arafah and the day of 'Ashoora', with no excuse, there is
no doubt that it cannot be made up and it would not benefit him if he
did make it up, i.e., it would not benefit him in the sense of it
being the day of 'Arafah orthe day of 'Ashoora'.
But if that day comes when a person has an excuse, such as the
womanwho is menstruating or bleeding following childbirth, or a person
whois sick, then it seems that itcannot be made up in this case
either, because it is connected to a specific dayand the ruling ceases
to apply once that day is past.
End quote from Majmoo' Fataawa Ibn 'Uthaymeen, 20/43
But if a person is excused for not fasting – such as women who are
menstruating or bleeding following childbirth, or those who are sick
or are travelling – and he usually fasts on that day or he hadthe
intention of fasting that day, then he will be rewarded for his
intention,because of the report narrated by al-Bukhaari (2996) from
Abu Moosa (may Allah be pleased withhim) who said: The Messenger of
Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Ifa person
falls sick or travels, he will have a reward recorded for him like
that of what he used to do when he was at home and was healthy."
Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "He will have a reward
recorded for him like that of what he used to do when he was at home
andwas healthy" means that he is like one who used to do an act of
worship then was prevented from doingit, but he had the intentionthat
were it not for the obstacle he would have continued to do it. End
quote.
Fath al-Baari.
And Allah knows best.
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