I want to know that can a women sit on prayer mat while having her monthly cycle ( periods) to read dua or anything else?Is it allowed to sit on prayer mat in these days? June 4, 2019 by Hasan mahdi Yes it is allowed and infact mustahab to make oneself clean then sit on a prayer mat and do as much dua as you want. Mu'alimah Salma Khalfan Alawi women