Is her fasting valid, or must she make up the days she fasted, given that she did not perform ghusl after seeing the yellowish or brownish discharge, and considering her struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder regarding purity?
The treatment for obsessive thoughts involves two things: frequent remembrance of Allah and obedience to Him, and turning away from the obsessive thoughts and not paying attention to them.
For purification from menstruation, there are two signs: complete dryness or the appearance of the white discharge (al-Qassah al-Bayda'). One should not hasten to perform (ritual bath) until certainty of purity is attained.
If a woman observes dryness and performs ghusl, and then a brownish or yellowish discharge appears, it does not matter, as it is no longer considered menstruation after purification.
Whoever performs ghusl before true purification and does not repeat the ghusl, her fasting for the days she was menstruating is not valid. If the ghusl was performed after complete dryness, then the fasting is valid. Otherwise, she must make up the days of fasting that preceded complete purification.
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