What is the ruling on a menstruating woman and a woman in postpartum bleeding (nifas) fasting when capable, and does the word "qada" (قضى) in the hadith "What about the menstruating woman who makes up for fasting but does not make up for prayer" mean fasting on time, by way of inference from the verse "And when the prayer has been concluded"?
The scholars have reached a consensus that the fasting of a menstruating woman or a woman in postpartum bleeding (nifas) is not valid, nor is it permissible for them to fast. They are obligated to make up the fasts they missed after purification. This is supported by the Prophetic Sunnah and the consensus of the Muslims.
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