Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

If a female gets her period during her fast, can she break the fast right away or she has to wait till the end? Jazakallah

· 11 Ramadan 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 1690English

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If a female gets her period during her fast, can she break the fast right away or she has to wait till the end? Jazakallah

Answer

If a female gets her periods during fasting, she may eat immediately thereafter. However, she should not do so in public and in the resence of other fasting people.

And Allah Ta'ala knows best

Mufti E. Desai

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