Saturday, August 11, 2012

What can a woman who is menstruating do on Laylat al-Qadr?

I was wondering what a woman can do on laylat al-qadr if she is
menstruating at that time. can she earn extra rewards for engaging
herself in worship? if so, what is permissible for her to do so that
night?.
Praise be to Allaah.
A woman who is menstruating may do all acts of worship apart from
praying, fasting, circumambulating the Ka'bah and doing i'tikaaf in
the mosque.
It was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) used to stay upat night during the last ten nights of
Ramadaan. Al-Bukhaari (2401) and Muslim (1174) narrated that 'Aa'ishah
(may Allaah be pleased with her) said: "When the last ten nights of
Ramadaan came, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
would refrain from marital relations, stay up at night and wakehis
family up."
Staying up at night is not only for prayer, rather it includes all
kinds of acts of worship. This is how the scholars interpreted it.
Al-Haafiz said: "Staying upat night" means staying up to do acts of worship.
Al-Nawawi said: spendingthe night staying up to pray etc.
He said in 'Awn al-Ma'bood: i.e., in prayer, dhikr and reciting the Qur'aan.
Praying qiyaam is the best act of worship that a person can do on
Laylat al-Qadr. Hence the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: "Whoeverspends the night of Laylatal-Qadr in prayer
out of faith and in hope of reward, his previous sins will be
forgiven." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1901; Muslim, 760).
Because the woman who is menstruating is not allowed to pray, she can
spend the night in doing other acts of worship apart from prayer, such
as:
1- Reading or reciting Qur'aan. See question no. 2564 .
2- Dhikr – such as saying Subhaan-Allaah, Lailaaha illa-Allaah,
al-Hamdu Lillaah, etc. She can repeat the words "Subhaan-Allaah
wa'l-hamdu Lillaah, wa laa ilaaha ill-Allaah, wa Allaahu akbar (Glory
be toAllaah, praise be to Allaah,there is no god but Allaah and Allaah
is Most Great)" and "Subhaan Allaah wa bi hamdihi, subhaan Allaah
il-'Azeem (Glory and praise be to Allaah, glory be to Allaah the
Almighty)" etc.
3- Istighfaar (praying for forgiveness), by repeating the phrase
"Astaghfir-Allaah (I ask Allaah for forgiveness)."
4- Du'aa' (supplication) – she can pray to Allaah and ask Him for
what is good in this world and in the Hereafter, for du'aa' is one of
the best acts of worship. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said, "Du'aa' is 'ibaadah (worship)." (Narrated by
al-Tirmidhi, 2895; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani inSaheeh
al-Tirmidhi, 2370).
The woman who is menstruating can do these acts of worship and others
on Laylat al-Qadr.
We ask Allaah to help us to do that which He loves and which pleases
Him. May Allaah accept our righteous deeds.

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