When does ritual purity from menstruation occur, considering that the questioner has spent approximately 12 days not praying, and more than a week of that time was between brownish and yellowish discharge? Is the "white discharge," which means a whitish, mucous-like fluid, the intended sign of purity, especially if this description matches the description of discharge in the luteal phase, and blood flow might cease days before it? And must she repent if she previously purified herself upon seeing a clear, yellowish fluid and considered any subsequent brownish or yellowish discharge as not significant?
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A woman recognizes the state of purity (tuhr) from menstruation by two signs: dryness or the white discharge. If she observes purity by one of these two signs, she must perform (ritual bath) and pray. She should not pay attention to any yellowish or brownish discharge she might see afterwards, unless it occurs during her habitual period. If she doubts the cessation of menstruation, the default is that it continues until she is certain of purity. If she erred in identifying purity and performed ghusl before it or delayed ghusl, it is more cautious to make up the missed prayers.
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