What should I do about my irregular menstrual cycle? Do I have to perform ghusl again or should I complete the prayer? Do I have to make up missed prayers or prayers from the times when brown and yellow discharges occurred? When exactly is my period of purity considered to have begun? And how do I make up the prayers if that is required of me?
Blood is considered menses if its duration does not exceed fifteen days. Returning blood is considered menses if there are thirteen days or more between it and the previous blood, and the total days of both blood flows and the intervening period of purity do not exceed fifteen days. Yellowish and brownish discharges are not considered menses if they are not connected to blood. Ghusl (ritual bath) is obligatory upon seeing the sign of purity (dryness). Any yellowish or brownish discharge or secretions that reappear after that are not considered menses and do not necessitate ghusl. Blood seen after observing purity is considered menses and necessitates repeating ghusl. The purity intervening during menstruation is a valid purity during which acts of worship are obligatory. Accordingly, if you became pure and then blood returned, you are considered to be menstruating again, and you must make up the prayers you missed before the return of the blood.
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