Is the intermittent bleeding that occurred four months postpartum, while I am breastfeeding and usually do not menstruate until after nine months, considered menstruation or istihadah (non-menstrual bleeding)?
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The default rule concerning blood discharged by a woman outside of childbirth is that it is menstrual blood, unless proven otherwise by evidence to be (non-menstrual bleeding). Therefore, the blood you are experiencing is menstrual blood, and you must observe what is incumbent upon a menstruating woman.
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