Allah, the Almighty, says: "They ask thee concerning women's menstruation.
Allah, the Almighty, says: "They ask thee concerning women's
menstruation. Say: They are a discomfort and a pollution."
This indicates that the discharged blood is a harmful substance, which
would harm women if it stayed in their bodies. It is even noticeable that
women's psychological and physiological states, including their facial
appearance and everyday conduct change at this time of the month. By this, we conclude that the bleeding which results from monthly
menstruation differs from the normal kind of bleeding, which any
human being-including women-might suffer. It is unquestionable that monthly menstruation causes women to feel
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nervous, shy and dejected despite the fact that this occurrence is an
involuntary natural course. Yet women suffer this course, which is
unmentionable to anyone especially to men. For this reason, women
are not obligated to perform prayers or fast during menstruation. They
are also forbidden from staying in Mosques or to enter the Sacred
Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina. In addition,
reciting the chapters of Qalam, Najm, Alif Lam Mim Tanzil, and Ha
Mim as Sajdah are not to be read during women's monthly periods. These laws, which have just been mentioned, are also valid during
Nevertheless, Allah, The Exalted, relieved Fatima Zahra (A) from such
pollution, as He removed from her all abomination and purified her a
total purification. This fact is authenticated by various traditions among
1.Qanduzi reported in Yanabi' al-Mawaddah p.260. that the Prophet
(S) said: "She was safeguarded from menstruation and childbed
2.Muhammad Salih al-Kashfi al-Hanafi reported in Al-Manaqib that the
Prophet (S) said: "Fatima was called Al-Batoul because she was
safeguarded and relieved from that which women encounter every
3.Al-Amr-Tasri narrates in Arjah al-Matalib that the Prophet (S) was
asked about the meaning of Batoul-someone said to him: "Messenger
of Allah, we have heard you say that Maryam is Batoul and Fatima,
The Prophet replied: "Batoul is she who never see blood, meaning that
she never discharges menstrual blood; because menstruation is
resented if it occurs in Prophet's daughters."
The above-mentioned narration was authenticated by Al-Hakim. 4. Al-Hafez Abu Bakr Ash-Shafe'i narrates in Tarikh Baghdad v.13,
p.331, on the account of Ibn Abbass that the Prophet said: "My
daughter is a human huri, she never menstruates, nor does she
Nisaee also narrates this tradition. 5.
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