Can a woman whose fast is broken because of menstruation in Ramadaan eat?
Question When a woman has her monthly period it is well known that she cannot fast. Is it permissible for her to eat during the day in Ramadaan? Are there any guidelines?. Answer Praise be to Allaah. When women who are menstruating or bleeding following childbirth become pure during the day in Ramadaan (i.e., the bleeding stops), and when a traveller arrives at his destination, and when a sick person who stopped fasting recovers, they do not gain anything by refraining from eating during the day. They broke their fast for a reason, and making them refrain from eating is a matter which requires a shar’i text as proof. Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: If a woman who is menstruating or bleeding following childbirth becomes pure during the day in Ramadaan (i.e., the bleeding stops), does she have to refrain from eating and drinking? He replied: If a woman who is menstruating or bleeding following childbirth becomes pure during the day in Ramadaan, she do...