Hayd
Hayd is menstruation. During it, a woman is exempted from prayer and fasting. Specific rulings also apply to other acts of worship, such as touching the mushaf or entering ihram. It ends with ghusl once bleeding stops.
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Is blood that a pregnant woman sees five days before her postpartum period (nifas) in Ramadan considered menstrual blood (hayd) or postpartum blood (nifas)? And what are the implications of that?
If a pregnant woman sees blood five days before childbirth, and she does not see any signs of impending labor such as contractions, then this blood is neither menses (hayd) nor post-natal bleeding (nifas); rather, it is…
Is the blood of miscarriage in the first months, when the fetus has not yet been formed, considered istihadah (irregular vaginal bleeding) or hayd (menstruation) and nifas (postpartum bleeding)? And what is the evidence for that?
The blood resulting from a miscarriage is not considered nifas (postpartum bleeding) unless the fetus has formed, which does not occur before 81 days of pregnancy. This is the prevailing fatwa. If the miscarriage…
What is the ruling on prayer and fasting during the days when there is a discharge of a reddish fluid, or drops of blood, or intermittent bleeding after the cessation of menstruation due to birth control pills, and is this considered istihadah (irregular vaginal bleeding) or hayd (menstruation), especially given the presence of pain similar to menstrual pain?
If the brown discharge is blood and it continues for twenty-four hours or more after a long period of purity, then it is menstruation (hayd), and the woman's actions of refraining from prayer and fasting are…
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What is the ruling on fasting, prayer, and making up missed days, given my suffering from constant bleeding and difficulty distinguishing between menstruation (hayd) and irregular bleeding (istihada), along with undergoing treatment that increases the bleeding and also treatment with ruqyah?
Is it necessary to make up for the fasting days during which blood descended after your menstrual period, and you were unable to distinguish between menstrual blood (hayd) and irregular bleeding (istihada), knowing that you did not abandon fasting or prayer during that period?
What is the duration upon which spotting (al-kudrah) is considered connected to menstruation (al-hayd) before or after its onset, especially if it appears a day or two before menstruation, then stops for half a day, then menstruation begins? Or if, after menstruation, the area becomes dry for ten hours or less, or more, then spotting appears in a not insignificant amount? And in this case, should the woman stop praying?