Menstruation
801 questions
What is the ruling on yellowish or brownish discharge if menstruation is irregular, accompanied by some spots of blood, which then stop?
What is the meaning of your saying: "Al-Kadra (turbidity), Al-Sufra (yellowness), Al-Jufuf (dryness), and Al-Qassah (the white discharge)"?
What is the ruling on the increase of menstruation days beyond the usual monthly cycle?
Is light-colored, faint blood that appeared on the fifth day after menstruation considered menses?
Is it permissible for a woman who has obtained a Khulʿ to observe her waiting period (ʿiddah) in a country other than her husband's? Is she obligated to observe the ʿiddah in the marital home? Is it permissible for her to remain with her husband in the same house while adhering to the prescribed Islamic dress (ḥijāb)? Does the ʿiddah end with the cessation of menstruation or with purification from it? What are the implications of irregular menstruation?
Is the emission of pre-seminal fluid (madhy) and the growth of armpit hair among the signs of puberty?
Is the discharge of a drop of blood after ten months of breastfeeding and the cessation of the menstrual cycle considered menstruation, thus necessitating the discontinuation of prayer?
Is the Sa'i (mas'a) area considered part of the Sacred Mosque (Al-Masjid Al-Haram), is it permissible for a menstruating woman to enter it, and is the salutation of the mosque (tahiyyat al-masjid) obligatory for one who enters it from the direction of the Sa'i?
Are the days exceeding the normal menstrual period (8 days) considered istihadah (non-menstrual bleeding), given that an IUD (hormonal coil) was inserted, which increased the duration of menstruation to 15 days, with a change in the color of the blood in the last days, the appearance of the "qassah al-bayda" (white discharge indicating the end of menstruation), and then the return of blood with a brown color, followed by yellow?
Do three menstrual periods after zina indicate the absence of pregnancy, thus making it permissible for the woman to marry, or is a medical confirmation of no pregnancy necessary? And is it possible for an ectopic pregnancy to occur with the continuation of menstruation, and for how long can such a pregnancy last?
Is it permissible to pray and fast while black blood is coming down outside of the time of menstruation, and what can I do to regain Khushu' (devotion/humility) in prayer?
Do clear, colorless secretions – not accompanied by any discharge and lasting for a day – constitute a valid sign of purity, knowing that they are followed by a small amount of yellowish fluid and then thick white secretions?
Is malodorous blood that appeared less than 15 days after purification, and is considered a side effect of birth control pills used to treat polycystic ovaries, menstrual blood or istihada (non-menstrual vaginal bleeding)?
What is the ruling on the cessation of istihadah (non-menstrual vaginal bleeding) or yellowish discharge before the onset of the next menstrual period, and what is the required duration of purity between the cessation of istihadah and the onset of menstruation for all the blood within the possible period to be considered menstruation and for the ruling on the mustahadah (woman experiencing istihadah) to be abandoned?
Is a woman obligated to fast if she experiences all the signs of menstruation—such as dizziness, lightheadedness, abdominal pain, and seeing blood by inserting a piece of cotton—but the blood does not come out until two or three days later?
What is the ruling concerning the blood that a woman experienced after miscarrying a fetus whose creation was not yet discernible, given that the expulsion of the fetus coincided with the time of her menstrual period, and then the bleeding recurred after it had stopped? And is this blood considered menstrual blood that prohibits prayer, or is it irregular bleeding (istikhadah)?
What should a woman do if yellowish discharge appears after the sign of purity and ghusl, and continues until the end of the menstrual period without another sign of purity appearing? And does she have to repeat ghusl? And what if the yellowish discharge continues until the end of the menstrual period without any sign of purity appearing at all; should she perform ghusl or not?
Is the blood that comes down after the cessation of menstruation, and whose nature changes between brown and red, considered menstruation that prevents prayer and intercourse, or what?
Is it permissible for a woman to calculate the number of days of her menstrual period, and how is that done, especially if, at the beginning of her puberty, she did not consider yellowish or brownish discharges as menstruation due to ignorance?
Was Fatima al-Zahra not menstruating?
Does a woman have to make up the prayers she missed due to menstruation caused by medical treatment?
Is anything required of a woman if she left the Farewell Tawaf, thinking that the blood she experienced was menstrual blood, then it became clear to her after her journey that it was abnormal bleeding and not menstruation?
Are the days on which bleeding returns after purity and ritual bathing considered days of menstruation, or vitiated blood during which prayer and fasting are permissible, given prior ignorance of the correct sign of purity, and that the current menstrual period does not exceed eleven days?
Is a menstrual period that occurred prematurely due to an error in taking birth control pills considered a normal menstrual cycle in terms of its rulings?