Are the discharges mixed with blood after the usual menstrual period considered menstruation or irregular bleeding, and should one pray upon seeing them or not?
Yellowish or brownish discharge is considered menstruation if it is connected to blood or occurs within the usual period. Discharges mixed with blood that are continuous with menstruation without interruption are considered part of the menses and continue until they exceed 15 days, including the total days of bleeding. If these discharges stop on the 13th day, then what preceded it is considered menstruation, and what came after it is purity. Ritual bathing () and prayer should have been performed after the cessation of the menstrual discharges. Therefore, the prayers and fasts of the days that were not prayed or fasted must be made up. What is seen on the 16th day is istihada (non-menstrual bleeding), which does not prevent prayer or fasting.
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