Can a menstruating woman eat fruits?

· 7 Shaʻban 1440 AH1 min readFatwa 24997English
Women

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.

Answered by
Abdullah Syed Sajid
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