Is a woman to pray Fajr after seeing a brown spot of blood at the time of her menstrual period, with uncertainty as to whether the blood appeared before or after the Adhan?
Scholars differ regarding the menstruating woman making up prayers if she menstruates during their time: - One group did not see the necessity of making up the prayer. - Shafi'is: They believe it is necessary to make up the prayer if enough time elapsed to perform the prayer. - Hanbalis: They believe it is necessary to make up the prayer if she apprehended from its time the duration of a single Takbirat al-Ihram. - Ibn Taymiyyah: She is not required to make up the prayer, supporting the view of Malik and a narration from Abu Hanifah.
If the presence of blood is possible before or after the time of prayer, it should be attributed to the closest probable time. If it was after the time of prayer began, you would make up the prayer according to the Hanbalis (because you apprehended the duration of the opening takbir while pure), and according to the Shafi'is, there is no make-up prayer unless there was enough time to perform the prayer. However, if the occurrence of blood after the prayer time began is not probable, then you are not required to make up the prayer.
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