What is the ruling concerning an 'Umrah that was performed while I felt blood discharging during the circumambulation (Tawaf), and I ignored it, thinking it was (normal) secretions, but then it became clear that it was Istihadah (prolonged vaginal bleeding outside of menstruation) blood, knowing that I stipulated a condition upon entering into the state of Ihram, and am I only required to fast ten days?
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If the discharge is continuous, its emission during prayer or circumambulation () does not invalidate ablution. However, if it is not continuous, then its emission invalidates ablution.
If something is verified to have exited during Tawaf and it is not continuous, then it is obligatory to interrupt the Tawaf because ritual purity (Tahara) is a condition for the validity of Tawaf according to the majority of scholars, even if scholars have differed on this matter.
However, if the blood is menstrual blood, it has a different ruling.
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