by Dr. Saleh As-Saleh(Rahimahullah) – Transcribed Lecture The woman in her menses in her last ten days of Ramadhaan is still beneficial for her to get up in the last third of the night to make du’a as she cannot make salaah, of course . It is beneficial to make du’a in the third of the night and this is open for the one who is in a state of ritual purity or ritual impurity. So there is nothing wrong with that. And the woman in menses also could recite Qur’an from her memory and could make remembrances. All of that. And we can refer you to the book, Natural Blood of Woman by our Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen. Check this book insha Allah. If a sister on her menses during the last ten nights, is she allowed to do prayer on these nights? No. She can do anything except the prayers and fasting. She can invoke Allah (subhaanahu wa ta’aala). She can invoke Allah with this du’a. She can give charity. She can do all good actions of worship except for praying and fasting. Is this clear insha Allah sister? And by the way, a comment on this answer, for all the sisters: a woman who gets her menses during this time – this is a matter prescribed by Allah. They should not feel in anyway, saddened at all. Why should they feel sad? Even a little bit, when Allah (subhaanahu wa ta’aala) prescribed this matter upon them? This is a very important matter. They shouldn’t have any kind of objection what so ever. They are not going to be deprived of anything that Allah (subhaanahu wa ta’aala) bestowed of his favors because of this. He is the one who commanded her to refrain from prayers. He is the one who commanded her to refrain from fasting. Mercy upon her. I hope that this is insha Allah, ya’ni, met with good understanding. There is a good question: Because she cannot do the prayers on these nights due to the menses, doesn’t that mean she misses out on the rewards of praying the night of Qadr? The answer is that, she cannot due to a legal permit. So she does the acts of worship permitted for her. She may recite Qur’an from memory. She may invoke Allah on these nights, anticipating these nights. She may give charity. She does what she is permitted to do. And that is why our Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah) mentioned that the matter is not limited to the establishment of prayers. But rather to all of the actions. To all of the worship. So that is the critical difference. Because we know that in some nights Prophet Muhammad (salallahu ‘alaiyhi wasallam) did not establish the prayers all night So the sisters who have their natural blood on these days, shouldn’t give up. Do acts of worship that are permitted. Give charity. Give good word. Anticipating the reward from Allah. Making du’a. Making remembrances. Alhamdulillah. Supplication during the Night of Decree Taken from Tafsir Ibn Kathir It is recommended to supplicate often during all times, especially during the month of Ramadan, in the last ten nights, and during the odd nights of it even more so. It is recommended that one say the following supplication a lot: “O Allah! Verily, you are the Oft-Pardoning, You love to pardon, so pardon me.” “Allaahumma Innaka ‘Afuwwun Tuhibbul-’Afwa Fa’affoo ‘annee.” This is due to what Imam Ahmad recorded from Aishah that she said “O Messenger of Allah! If I find the Night of Al-Qadr what should I say?” He (saws) replied, Say : “O Allah! Verily You are the Oft-Pardoning, You love to pardon, so pardon me.” [Ahmad 6:182] At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasai and Ibn Majah have all recorded this Hadith . At-Tirmdhi said “This Hadith is Hasan Sahih” . [Tahfat Al-Ahwadhi 9:495, An-Nasai in Al-Kurba 6:218, and Ibn Majah 2:1265] Al-Hakim recorded it in his Mustadrak (with a different chain of narration) and he said that it is authentic according to the criterial of the two Shaykhs (Al-Bukhari and Muslim). [Al-Hakim 1:530] An Nasai also recorded it. [An-Nasai in Al-Kubra 6:219] Awakening the Last Ten Nights of Ramadan Question: If I want to awaken the last ten nights of Ramadan when should I begin? Sheikh ‘Abdul ‘Azeez bin Baaz, may Allaah have mercy upon him, answers: “You should begin after the ‘Ishaa prayer. The Messenger of Allaah, may Allaah exalt his rank and grant him safety, used to awaken the last ten nights of Ramadan, ‘Aaisha, may Allaah be pleased with her, said: “When the last ten nights of Ramadan would begin, the Messenger of Allaah, may Allaah exalt his rank and grant him safety, would stay awake at night for prayer and devotion, awaken his family and prepare himself to be more diligent in worship.” This is what is best if one is capable of doing so. However if one sleeps some of the night to strengthen himself then that is fine. As for one who Allaah granted him the power and ability to remain awake during them, then this is the sunnah and something that draws near to Allaah. (Awakening the nights) is by prayer, recitation of the Qur’aan, supplication, seeking forgiveness, etc.” [The reader of the question says] “Can you kindly mention the dates so that perhaps she can intend to do them? The Sheikh answers: “The sunnah is awakening all of the last ten nights, this is the sunnah. But if a person was to awaken the odd nights from them like the twenty-first, twenty-third, twenty-fifth, twenty-seventh and twenty-ninth then this is fine. However the best thing is to awaken all of them but the odd nights are more desrving of this because Laylat-ul-Qadr (the Night of Decree) is sought in them. The Messenger of Allaah, may Allaah exalt his rank and grant him safety, said: “Seek it out in every odd night,” and in some narrations he said: “seek it out in the last ten nights.” However the odd nights are more hoped for attaining it, the twenty-first, twenty-third, twenty-fifth, twenty-seventh and twenty-ninth and the most strongest out of them is the twenty-seventh night since the last ten nights begin on the twenty-first night.” ~ [Sheikh ‘Abdul ‘Azeez bin Baaz (rahimahullaah)
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