Should a woman pray if she experiences a small amount of blood and discharge before her menstrual period, but menstruation does not occur, and this discharge continues after performing ghusl?
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If blood appears 15 days after the previous menstruation, it can be considered menses. The majority of scholars hold that it is not considered menses unless it lasts for at least a day and a night. However, the Malikis and Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah do not stipulate a minimum duration for menses, and this is the more cautious opinion. Based on this, if the blood is scant and does not last for a day and a night, you are not considered menstruating according to the majority of scholars, whereas you are considered menstruating according to the Malikis. You must perform (ritual purification bath) once the bleeding stops.
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