I asked 'A'isha: What is the reason that a menstruating woman completes the fasts (that she abandons during her monthly course). but she does not complete the prayers? She (Hadrat 'A'isha) said: Are you a Haruriya? I said: I am not a Haruriya, but I simply want to inquire. She said: We passed through this (period of menstruation), and we were ordered to complete the fasts, but were not ordered to complete the prayers.

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْتُ مَا بَالُ الْحَائِضِ تَقْضِي الصَّوْمَ وَلاَ تَقْضِي الصَّلاَةَ فَقَالَتْ أَحَرُورِيَّةٌ أَنْتِ قُلْتُ لَسْتُ بِحَرُورِيَّةٍ وَلَكِنِّي أَسْأَلُ قَالَتْ كَانَ يُصِيبُنَا ذَلِكَ فَنُؤْمَرُ بِقَضَاءِ الصَّوْمِ وَلاَ نُؤْمَرُ بِقَضَاءِ الصَّلاَةِ

[Machine] I asked Aisha, "What is the reason that a woman on her period makes up for the missed fasting days but not the missed prayers?" She replied, "Are you a prepubescent girl?" I said, "No, but I am asking." She said, "That used to happen to us with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He would order us to make up for the missed fasting days but not for the missed prayers." Ma'mar narrated to me from Ayyub, from Abu Qilabah, from Muadhah, from Aisha, the same narration.

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْتُ مَا بَالُ الْحَائِضِ تَقْضِي الصَّوْمَ وَلَا تَقْضِي الصَّلَاةَ؟ فَقَالَتْ أَحَرُورِيَّةٌ أَنْتِ؟ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ لَسْتُ بِحَرُورِيَّةٍ وَلَكِنِّي أَسْأَلُ قَالَتْ قَدْ كَانَ يُصِيبُنَا ذَلِكَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَأْمُرُ بِقَضَاءِ الصَّوْمِ وَلَا يَأْمُرُ بِقَضَاءِ الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ مِثْلَهُ