Do the white discharges with a light yellowish tint, which occur during periods of purity, count as menstruation or not, given the existence of previous fatwas that mention other colors for menstrual yellow and classify some yellow discharges as natural?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
What we understand from the questioner's inquiry is that she sees yellowness (ṣufrah), and this yellowness has the known rulings of yellowness. However, if it is not yellowness, but rather tends towards yellowness, then it is not judged to be yellowness.
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