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Is it obligatory to wash the sanitary napkin that a woman uses during menstruation before disposing of it, to avoid "drinking blood on the Day of Judgment" as is said?

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We have not found any evidence that necessitates washing the sanitary napkin before disposing of it, nor any evidence for the validity of your friend's statement. Rather, menstrual blood should be buried for fear that people may be harmed by it.

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