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Prohibited Actions for Menstruating Women
Faṭimah: What actions are prohibited for a menstruating woman?
Mother: Some of the actions prohibited for a menstruating woman include:
Performing prayers, whether obligatory or recommended, and there is no obligation to make up for prayers missed during menstruation.
Fasting, whether obligatory or recommended, but it is obligatory to make up the fasts of Ramadan that were missed due to menstruation.
Touching the verses of the Quran, and also (as an obligatory precaution[1]) the name of Allah in any language.
Reciting any verse of the Quran that requires a prostration (Sajdah)[2]. However, reciting other verses of the Quran, supplications, and Ziyārāt[3] are allowed, and listening to the verses that require prostration is also allowed.
Entering the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) or the Prophet's Mosque (Masjid al-Nabī, peace be upon him and his family).
Entering and staying in any mosque and (as an obligatory precaution) the porticos where the holy graves of the Imams are located. However, a menstruating woman can enter from one door and exit from another without staying.
Note: For further information on other prohibited actions during menstruation, refer to Islamic Laws (book of religious rulings).
Mother: Some of the actions prohibited for a menstruating woman include:
Performing prayers, whether obligatory or recommended, and there is no obligation to make up for prayers missed during menstruation.
Fasting, whether obligatory or recommended, but it is obligatory to make up the fasts of Ramadan that were missed due to menstruation.
Touching the verses of the Quran, and also (as an obligatory precaution[1]) the name of Allah in any language.
Reciting any verse of the Quran that requires a prostration (Sajdah)[2]. However, reciting other verses of the Quran, supplications, and Ziyārāt[3] are allowed, and listening to the verses that require prostration is also allowed.
Entering the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) or the Prophet's Mosque (Masjid al-Nabī, peace be upon him and his family).
Entering and staying in any mosque and (as an obligatory precaution) the porticos where the holy graves of the Imams are located. However, a menstruating woman can enter from one door and exit from another without staying.
Note: For further information on other prohibited actions during menstruation, refer to Islamic Laws (book of religious rulings).
[1] Obligatory precaution means that the person can follow another jurist's ruling, making sure he is the next most learned person in the field of Islamic jurisprudence.
[2] The verses which require obligatory prostration are in Sūrah al-Sajdah (Chapter 32, Verse 15), Sūrah Fussilat (Chapter 41, Verse 37), Sūrah al-Najm (Chapter 53, Verse 62), and Sūrah ʿAlaq (Chapter 96, Verse 19).
[3] Special supplications recited upon visiting the shrines of the Infallibles – peace be upon them.