He said: I asked al-Awza'i about a woman upon whom the time for a prayer entered, and she delayed the prayer until she menstruated without the time having exited. Is she obligated to perform the makeup of that prayer? He said: "No." I said to Abu 'Amr: "What if the time exited and she did not pray, then she menstruated?" He said: "She performs it [as makeup] when she becomes pure."

I said: "What about a menstruating woman whose menstrual blood ceased when the time for a prayer entered upon her, so she began the ghusl, but she did not finish it until the time had exited?" He said: "There is nothing upon her, and no makeup is required, and that applies to the sunrise and sunset."

I said to Abu 'Amr: "What about a woman who sees purity from her menstruation after sunrise, so she began her ghusl without delaying it, but she did not finish it until the sun had moved past [the time]?" He said: "There is no makeup upon her."

It was said to Abu 'Amr: "What if she sees purity at dawn during severe cold, and she fears the coldness of the water?" He said: "Verily, the water is intensely cold for an elderly person and a woman. If she begins to heat the water, she is within the excuse granted by Allah, but if she is able to handle the cold water, she performs ghusl with it."

I said to Abu 'Amr: "What if she sees purity before dawn, and if she begins to heat the water, the sun will rise? May she perform tayammum like a person in a state of janaba if she fears the prayer time will pass if she performs ghusl?" He said: "No, the menstruating woman is not like the person in a state of janaba. She should proceed with her ghusl, and there is nothing upon her if the sun rises before she finishes."