Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

 

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

 

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

 

Thank you for your good question.

 

Prayer is the main pillar in Islam. So, a Muslim gives due attention to offering prayers in the best possible way.

 

It’s well-known that Muslims offer the daily prayers at specific times. The Qur’an says, {Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times.} (An-Nisa’ 4:103)

 

According to many scholars, it’s preferred for the Muslim to perform the prayers at the beginning of their times and not to unnecessarily delay them.

 

So, you, respected sister, may consider offering the prayers at the beginning of their times, the preferred times for offering the prayers. This way, you may avoid being confused about whether or not you have missed a prayer due to menses.

 

It goes without saying that women are not required to make up for missed prayers due to menses. `A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said, ‘We used to have this (menstruation), and we were ordered to make up for the days of (missed) fasting, but not for the (missed) prayers.’”(Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

 

In another narration, she (may Allah be pleased with her) said, “We used to menstruate during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) and he used to order us to make up for the missed days of fasting and not to make up for the missed prayers.” (At-Tirmithi)

 

May Allah accept your and our good deeds, ameen.

 

Allah Almighty knows best.