Worship During Menstruation
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If a woman is divorced while she is menstruating, and the husband claims that the divorce takes effect after she becomes pure, does she observe the waiting period (iddah) by the number of menstrual cycles, or is the month that passed while she was on birth control counted?
Will a wife be held accountable if she disobeys her husband concerning the preparation of a strenuous and time-consuming meal during blessed days?
Is anything required of the questioner after she performed ghusl and circumambulated the Kaaba (tawaf) voluntarily in the Grand Mosque, and then a small amount of yellowish discharge (kudrah) appeared after her return home?
Is ghusl obligatory after the discharge of light and dark yellow secretions after the ninth day of menstruation, knowing that there is temporary dryness that does not last a full day, and that the questioner follows the Maliki school of thought?
What is the ruling regarding a husband divorcing his wife three times, where the first time she was menstruating and he was angry and hitting her, and the second time they were quarreling and he told her "you are divorced" over the phone while they were in different countries, and the third time he was hysterically hitting her and told her "you are divorced" but she did not leave her home, and each time he tells her "I have taken you back into my عصمة" (conjugal bond), and some have issued a fatwa to them that the divorce did not take place?
How do I ensure the sincerity of my intention to Allah, and what should I do when I experience the whisperings of showing off (riya') or the feeling of sincerity?
Is it possible for supplication to restore a severed hand to its owner if the person supplicates earnestly, implores, and cries a lot at night?
What is the interpretation of seeing a bright white light emanating from the body during sleep and from a Quranic image, and the repeated sighting of light in dreams, coupled with strong faith and adherence to acts of worship?
Is it permissible for a woman to wait a full day after seeing the dryness to ensure purification from menstruation, especially if she does not see the white discharge and on the same day blood or a brownish discharge might appear? And what is the ruling on a female student being absent from school under the pretext of "health conditions" to avoid a reduction in grades due to frequent absences?
Is the brown blood that comes out six days after menstruation considered istihadah?
Is entering the Grand Mosque (Haram Makkah) while menstruating – due to ignorance and shyness – considered a grave sin, and what is its expiation?
Is the brownish discharge that came from the wife, then temporarily stopped before intercourse, and returned thereafter, considered menstruation that necessitates expiation upon both spouses?
Is Umrah accepted, and what is the ruling on fasting the two days preceding Umrah, if a brown spot is seen after Umrah, knowing that the menstrual period has ended and a white discharge was seen before Ihram?
Is there anything upon a woman if her husband had intercourse with her while she was seeing a brownish discharge and turbidity, but she was not sure if it was menstruation, and then menstrual blood descended after the intercourse?
Is fasting valid on the two days when a small amount of pinkish blood spots appeared, knowing that the last menstrual period exceeded fifteen days?
Is it necessary to have a specific intention before each act, or is a general prior intention to obey God's commands in all matters sufficient, such that an act is only unacceptable if the intention was bad?
What is the ruling on someone who said to another during a quarrel: "By Allah, I will not leave you, even if the Prophet comes," intending thereby the impossibility of leaving his opponent, not to insult or disparage the Prophet, then repented and reformed his ways? Is he a Muslim? Are his acts of worship accepted? And is he considered a martyr if he strives in jihad and dies?
Is "parading the groom with religious poems" using the tambourine and mizmar, or just poems, considered a Bid'ah (innovation), and does Bid'ah include matters of custom?
What is the ruling of Islamic law in a case where one cannot recall the details of a specific incident or the exact word that was spoken, and is it obligatory to ask those who were present during the incident, knowing that the questioner suffers from obsessive thoughts regarding his divorce of his wife based on a word he uttered before consummating the marriage?
My ex-husband, when he divorced me with the third divorce, was I ritually pure (tahira) from menstruation?
What are yellow and turbid discharges, and when are they considered menstruation or postpartum bleeding, especially when one cannot precisely recall the days of one's regular period?
What is the ruling on masturbation and what is its general expiation? And what is its expiation if it is practiced by a woman on the last day of her menstruation? And does a woman who practices it lose the characteristic of those who guard their chastity and is she considered an adulteress?
Is it necessary to repeat the fast of two days during Ramadan in which a small amount of blood descended after 'Isha, then stopped after taking birth control pills to prevent menstruation?
Is the wife still bound to her husband because of the intercourse that occurred during her waiting period after she was thrice divorced while menstruating?