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What is the ruling on prayer and fasting during days exceeding the usual duration of menstruation after inserting an IUD?

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If a woman's menstrual period increases after the insertion of an IUD, this increase is considered menstruation, which prohibits prayer and fasting until purity. Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen issued a fatwa that a woman does not have to make up prayers if she causes menstruation to start, as the ruling revolves around the presence or absence of menstrual blood.

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