Are the brown and light discharges that appear after seeing dryness and continue for a day or half a day, followed by a clear fluid, considered menstruation?
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If a woman completes her customary period and sees a sign of purity, such as complete dryness, and performs , then sees brownish or yellowish discharges, these are not considered menses and do not prevent her from praying or fasting. This is based on the statement of Umm Atiyyah: "We did not consider the yellowish or brownish discharge after purity as anything."
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