Women, menstruation and mahram
If a woman is menstruating on the Day of Arafah, may she make up the voluntary Arafah fast to gain its reward and virtue?
Answer in brief
Making up a voluntary fast tied to a specific time, including the Arafah fast missed because of menstruation, is recommended. This is the preferred view in the Shafi'i school, while a weaker view holds that it is not recommended because the time has passed. Absolute voluntary fasts, which have no set time and no cause, and fasts performed for a particular reason such as the istisqa' fast done without a ruler's instruction, are not recommended to be made up.
Summary written by DHUMY from the Malay original and checked against it.
Hukumnya sunat mengqada puasa sunat tersebut berdasarkan keumuman hadis Nabi SAW yang mensyariatkan qada ibadah sunat yang telah ditinggalkan.
Source
IRSYAD HUKUM HAJI DAN KORBAN SIRI KE-42: QADHA PUASA HARI ARAFAH KERANA DATANG HAIDOffice of the Mufti of the Federal Territories · Irsyad al-Fatwa: Hajj & Sacrifice edition · Published 16 July 2021
This page summarises a published fatwa; it is not a new ruling. For your own situation, read the full fatwa or consult the mufti office of your state.
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