Menstruation
801 questions
Must one fast if menstruation has ended and a brownish discharge appeared after performing ghusl, and before or after the Fajr call to prayer, with uncertainty about the exact time of its appearance?
When does menstruation end upon seeing yellow or brown discharge after the cessation of blood, and is this discharge considered vaginal impurities?
Should one verify purity from menstruation before or after washing the area, knowing that upon verification before washing there are traces of menstruation, and after washing there is nothing?
Is it considered menses if the brownish or yellowish discharge appears after purification during the customary period, and what is meant by "the customary period"? And is the prayer invalidated if some letters in Al-Fatiha are not pronounced with the correct Tajweed?
What is the well-known disagreement regarding the Hadith: "Do not be hasty...", and does the fact that the Hadith: "We used not to consider yellowness and turbidity as anything" is more authenticated without an addition, and the existence of disagreement regarding the Hadith: "Do not be hasty," mean that yellowness and turbidity are not menstruation?
Is it obligatory to make up prayers after complete purification, in the case of intermittent menstruation that stops for some time then resumes, without performing ghusl during these periods of cessation?
What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding excessive menstrual bleeding due to an IUD, its cessation, and then its return, and when is the legal state of purity (Tuhr Shar'i) in this case?
Is it permissible to pray and fast tomorrow, given the continued emission of blood after ten days from the start of the bleeding that was considered menstruation, and which was preceded by the emission of brown or pink discharge or light red blood thirteen days before the usual time of menstruation?
Do brown drops before menstruation count as menstruation or not, and is expiation required for intercourse that occurred under the assumption that it was not menstruation, and for whom is the expiation?
Is a woman considered ritually pure when clean discharge appears after the brownish discharge (Kudrah) or residual blood in the last days of her menstrual period, with the possibility of that discharge returning?
Must one make up only the actual days of menstruation or all the days one bled after purifying from the previous menses?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who takes medication to regulate her menstrual cycle, and menstruation occurs during the seven-day interval between doses, so the period between the two menstruations is less than fifteen days, knowing that this is menstruation from a medical perspective?
Is what the questioner sees—brown discharge and brown threads five days before the menses—considered menstruation that prohibits prayer and intercourse, or istihada (vaginal bleeding outside of menstruation) that does not prohibit them?
Is a spot of blood seen by a breastfeeding woman after the end of her postpartum bleeding (nifas) and menstruation (hayd) considered hayd or istihadah, given that she sees this spot in the evening, it ceases until the next day, and the situation recurs? And must she fast and pray in this situation?
Is the menstrual period that has become light and irregular after the removal of the copper IUD considered purity, or must one wait for the period to return to its normal state before performing ghusl?
When is a woman considered pure and when can she begin to pray, according to the Maliki school of thought, if her menses flows for three days as pure blood, then stops for part of the fourth day, then resumes, then stops for one or two days, then yellowish or brownish discharge starts to flow intermittently until the fifteenth day when the fluid becomes pure white? And is fasting valid on the days when nothing flows during the daytime?
Are a woman's prayer and fasting valid, according to the Maliki school of thought, if bloody discharges of varying characteristics continue for a long time, with overlapping periods of menstruation and brown discharges, and an inability to ascertain the time of purity with certainty?
What is meant by "the duration of the custom" according to jurists concerning yellowness, and is only the duration of the blood counted, or the blood and yellowness together?
Are the brown or yellow fluids that appear after dryness, or light spots of blood on the fifth day, or on the sixth and seventh days, considered istihadah (non-menstrual vaginal bleeding) requiring wudu for each prayer, or are they part of menstruation necessitating ghusl? And does performing ghusl during the early days of menstruation affect its duration, such that the fourth day, when a significant amount of brown fluid appears, becomes a day of hayd (menstruation) or istihadah?
Is expiation required of the husband or the wife in cases of abortion due to the necessity of caring for the sick and weak? And does continuous fasting for two months get interrupted by menstruation? And is it true that abortion may cause God's punishment to befall one's children?
Are sanitary pads sufficient to ascertain purity from menstruation, and what is the ruling on yellowish discharge accompanied by light bleeding after menstruation has stopped, and what is considered light yellowish moisture?
Must a day on which brown discharge was experienced at Maghrib be made up, knowing that it continued until the following day and precedes menstrual bleeding?
Are these brownish discharges, which turn transparent and are not accompanied by dryness or a white discharge, considered a sign of purity?
How does a woman who believes there is no minimum or maximum limit for menstruation act if her period does not complete a month, and does not come two or three days before the month? When does she consider herself to have Istihadah (non-menstrual vaginal bleeding)?