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Is it permissible to make the intention to fast a fard (obligatory) fast at night and perform ghusl (ritual bath) from menstruation after Fajr, while completing the fast?

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If the menstrual bleeding stops before Fajr, a woman may make the intention to fast during the night and perform ghusl after Fajr, because purity is not a condition for the validity of the fast.

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