Question Summary:
Istikharah Salah during Menses

Question Detail:

Can a woman on a periods make istikarah dua for marriage or any other reasons? Or does she has to wait until she finishes her periods then perform 2 rakaat salah and make dua?

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
A woman may make the Du'ā of Istikhārah in her menses[1]; she cannot perform the Salāh of Istikhārah.[2]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Hisham Dawood
Student, Darul Iftaa
Chicago,U.S.A.
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.