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respected shaikh

by the help of allah,my wife has programe to do atqaf-sunat-moakda.if during atqaf she gets menses,she has to complete remaing days of atqaf or not, later-on.,.or atqaf will completed on that day.

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Answer:

Eteqaf in menses

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

The ‘etekaaf’ of the woman will end immediately as soon as her menses starts; there is absolutely no need to complete the ‘etekaaf’ on that day or in days later on. The ‘etekaaf’ of the woman in menses will be terminated the time she gets her menses.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your Brother in Islam,

Burhan