حَائِضٌ
Root: حيض
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حَائِضٌ
, applied to a woman, [Menstruating;] act. part. n. from حَاضَتْ; thus, [without ة,] because it is an epithet of particular application [to a female]; and with ء, being like قَائِمٌ and صَائِمٌ &c.; [because the ى in its verb suffers alteration;] and in like manner حَائِضَةٌ also, on the authority of Fr: pl. حُيَّضٌ, like as رُكَّعٌ is pl. of رَاكِعٌ, and حَاضَةٌ, like as حَاكَةٌ is pl. of حَائِكٌ, and of the latter, حَائِضَاتٌ, or حَوَائِضُ.
2 In a certain trad., in which it is said that God will not accept the prayer of a حَائِض unless she be [attired] with a خِمَار [or head-covering], this does not mean one who is menstruating while actually occupied by prayer, but
2 In a certain trad., in which it is said that God will not accept the prayer of a حَائِض unless she be [attired] with a خِمَار [or head-covering], this does not mean one who is menstruating while actually occupied by prayer, but
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