Why can't you pray and fast when you have your period?

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Re: Why can’t you pray and fast when you have your period?

@Sahar02

^ But where in the Quran does it state that the kind of impurity resulting from menstruation makes it so a woman cannot pray/fast?

To me it is confusing when you have Sahih hadith like these that suggest that women can take part in almost all normal activities while menstruating: http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts/muslim/hadith/muslim/003.smt.html

Can someone show me a direct quote from the Quran or Hadith that says that women may not pray or fast while menstruating? I just feel like I haven’t seen one.

Peace Sahar02,

There are many hadiths narrated from Hazrat Aysha R.A. I’ll qouote one for your reference.

**In ‘the Book of Menstruation (Kitab Al-Haid)’ of Sahih Muslim hadith No. 0662.

**Mu’adha said: I asked 'A’isha R.A.: What is the reason that a menstruating woman completes the fasts (that she abandons during her monthly course). but she does not complete the prayers? She (Hadrat 'A’isha) said: Are you a Haruriya? I said: I am not a Haruriya, but I simply want to inquire. She said: We passed through this (period of menstruation), and we were ordered to complete the fasts, but were not ordered to complete the prayers.