What is the ruling on completing the six days of Shawwal for a woman who started menstruating in the afternoon, and does not have an opportunity to complete her fasting on other days?
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You were obligated to break your fast as soon as menstruation began, because a menstruating woman's fast is neither valid nor permissible for her, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Is it not true that when one of you menstruates or gives birth, she neither prays nor fasts? That is a deficiency in her religion." You do not owe a make-up fast for that day, as the fast was nullified by a legal impediment.
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