๐ In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
๐ Dear Muslimah, menstruating for some days, at this time,
Don't feel guilty nor bad about yourself from inside
That Allah the Almighty, the Most High and Sublime,
Destined your monthly period so for several nights
You can't earn rewards for praying Taraweeh at night.
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Don't feel "worthless" when some from those fasting at daylight
Glance at you as if you've committed some kind of crime.
Are they denying the fact that Allah the Most Wise
Decreed that a number of females from humankind
Would have their monthly cycle every once in a while,
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And the Muslimahs from them are exempted from five:
From praying, both the Sunnah prayers and those prescribed,
From fasting, from directly holding the Mushaf while
One isn't wearing thick gloves, from performing Tawaaf,
And lawful intimacy between husband and wife.
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Good deeds you can still do for Allah's sake at this time,
Ramadan, when rewards of righteous acts multiply:
Say Dhikr, say Du'a, ask from Allah the Most Kind
For your needs and wants, from the Noble Qur'an recite
Verses you've memorized, and attend lectures sometimes...
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Share Islamic lessons you've learned online or offline,
Read useful articles which educate and inspire,
Or with tender loving care babysit someone's child
While its mom can focus better during Salah time,
Or help others prepare for Iftaar when you're not tired.
~•~
Then after Ramadan, and Eid Al-Fitr goes by,
Try to make up for those days when you weren't obliged
To fast and pray because of what Allah the Most Wise
Granted you as a test, to see how far you shall strive.
Scorning sisters in their menses simply is unkind.
~•~
๐ Mu'aadhah RadhiAllahu 'anha reported: I asked Aisha RadhiAllahu 'anha saying, “Why do menstruating women make up missed fasts but not missed prayers?” Aisha RadhiAllahu 'anha said, "We endured those menses and we were ordered to make up missed fasts, but we were not ordered to make up missed prayers."
Source: Sahih Muslim 335
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
