Can a menstruating woman eat fruits?
Question
Assalam alaikum varahamatullahi va barakatuhu,
Are women allowed to eat fruits during mensturation time? especially friuts of paradise like pomegranate, dates etc are allowed to eat at that time or not? kindly clarify...
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is permissible for a menstruating woman to eat anything which is Halal.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Abdullah Syed Sajid
Student Darul Iftaa
Houston, TX, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
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- Abdullah Syed Sajid
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- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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