The Menstruating Woman Breaking the Fast and Making Up for It

The Menstruating Woman Breaking the Fast and Making Up for It: In a Hadeeth on the authority of Mulsquoaathah bint lsquoAbdullah al-lsquoAdawiyyah may Allaah have mercy upon her she said ldquoI asked lsquoAarsquoishah may Allaah be pleased with her lsquoWhy does the menstruating woman make up for the missed days of fasting but not for the missed prayersrsquo She said lsquoAre you a Harooriyyah ie from Harooraarsquo referring to the Khawaarijrsquo I said lsquoI am not a Harooriyyah I simply want to knowrsquo She said lsquoWe used to have this menstruation and we were ordered to make up for the days of missed fasting but not for the missed prayersrsquordquo Al-Bukhari and Muslim In another narration she Mursquoaathah asked ldquoShould one of us make up for the missed prayers during the days of her menstruationrdquo lsquoAarsquoishah may Allaah be pleased with her replied saying ldquoAre you a Harooriyyah We used to menstruate during the lifetime of the Prophet sallallaahu lsquoalayhi wa sallam and we were not ordered to make up for the missed prayersrdquo At-Tirmithi lsquoAarsquoishah may Allaah be pleased with her said ldquoWe used to menstruate during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah sallallaahu lsquoalayhi wa sallam and he used to order