Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

My menses ended and I missed Fajr and Suhoor due to sleep. Can I make Ghusl and fast?

· 17 Ramadan 1442 AH1 min readFatwa 43128English

Question

If a woman's mensural cycle ends before fajr of a voluntary fasting day and infact does not pray the fajr and eat suhur

due to sleep can the woman do ghusul and fast or not.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

In the enquired situation, if a woman’s menstrual cycle ended before Fajr Salah, she may keep voluntary (Nafl) fast on that day even if she does not have Suhoor or did not perform Fajr. She will also have to make Qadhaa of Fajr Salaah and make Istighfaar for not performing Fajr Salah timeously.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah

Student - Darul Iftaa

Pietermaritzburg, KZN, South Africa

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

22-05-1441|17-01-2020

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

اللباب في شرح الكتاب (1/ 163)

(والنفل كله) مستحبه ومكروهه (يجوز بنية قبل الزوال) أي قبل نصف النهار؛ كما مر

اللباب في شرح الكتاب (1/ 163)

الجامع الصغير: قبل نصف النهار، وهو الأصح، لأنه لابد من وجود النية في أكثر النهار؛ ونصفه من وقت طلوع الفجر إلى وقت الضحوة الكبرى، فيشترط النية قبلها، لتحقق في الأكثر؛ ولا فرق بين المسافر والمقيم، خلافاً لزفر. هداية.

فتح باب العناية بشرح النقاية (2/ 220)

ويُسْتَحَبُّ السَّحور ، لِمَا رواه الجَمَاعَةُ إِلاَّ أَبا دَاودَ عن أَنس قال: قال رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم «تَسَحَّرُوا فإِنَّ في السَّحُورِ بَرَكَة». وروى أَبو داودَ عن العِرْبَاضِ بن سَارِيَة قال: دعاني رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلى السَّحُورِ في رمضانَ فقال: «هَلُمَّ إِلى الغَدَاءِ المُبَارَكِ». وفي «سُنَنِ أَبي داود» عن عَمْرو بنِ العاصِ قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم «إِنَّ فَصْلَ ما بين صِيَامِنَا وصِيَامِ أَهْلِ الكتاب أَكْلَةُ السَّحَرِ». قال «العَيْنِيّ»: رواه الجماعةُ إِلاَّ البُخَارِيَّ وابنَ ماجه. ويُرْوَى السَّحُور ـ بفتح السين ـ اسمُ ما يُؤْكَلُ وَقْتَ السَّحَرِ، وهو السُّدُسُ الأَخِيرُ من الليل.

الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (2/ 419)

قَوْلُهُ: وَيُسْتَحَبُّ السُّحُورُ) لِمَا رَوَاهُ الْجَمَاعَةُ إلَّا أَبَا دَاوُد عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - «تَسَحَّرُوا فَإِنَّ فِي السَّحُورِ بَرَكَةً» قِيلَ الْمُرَادُ بِالْبَرَكَةِ: حُصُولُ التَّقَوِّي عَلَى صَوْمِ الْغَدِ أَوْ زِيَادَةِ الثَّوَابِ

الفقه الحنفي(1/142)

فالاصل فيه انها متي تيقنت باالطهر في وقت صلت فيه

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Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah
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