Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

When a woman is on her menses is it true she can not enter the Mosque or is it that she can't touch the prayer mat only?

· 27 Jumada I 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 36English

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When a woman is on her menses is it true she can not enter the Mosque or is it that she can't touch the prayer mat only?

Answer

Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, 'I do not make the Musjid permissible for a female in menses and an impure person.'

And Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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