Worship During Menstruation
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Are the pink or light brown discharges seen by the questioner before the Maghrib adhan on the second day of Ramadan, followed by the onset of menstrual bleeding after the Isha adhan, considered menstruation that necessitates making up that day? Is her fasting valid? And if the blood appeared before Maghrib without her knowledge, what is the ruling on her fasting? Should she continue fasting if the small amount of blood she saw stops?
Does divorce occur upon saying "You are divorced, divorced" to a wife who is pure and has not yet menstruated days after intercourse, and if it does occur, how many divorces are considered to have taken place?
Is the yellowish-white discharge that appeared at the end of the menstrual period considered menstruation, and does it necessitate ghusl?
Is it obligatory to make up the prayers missed during the first seven days of a menstrual cycle that lasted 15 days? And am I sinful for having abandoned prayer and fasting in the three days preceding Ramadan, due to my assumption that it was menstruation? And how can one differentiate between menstrual days and others, given irregular periods?
What is the ruling on drawing purposeful anime to counter Japanese anime, and drawing regular anime for entertainment? Is it permissible to draw female characters without hijab inside their homes in purposeful stories? Should anime characters be drawn during prayer, or is it sufficient to depict them only entering the mosque? What is meant by drawing animate beings? Does the ruling on drawing purposeful anime differ from drawing it for entertainment and as a hobby? What is the ruling on earning from selling purposeful comic books? Is it permissible to address current events concerning Muslims in a comic book? If drawing anime is haram, must all drawings be torn up, and is the artist sinful if unable to tear up some of them?
Is a girl's prayer for a specific person to be a righteous husband for her, and her trust that God will answer her prayer, and her request to see a good dream regarding that, and her interpretation for not seeing anything during menstruation, considered Islamically sound?
Is sexual intercourse that occurred a full day after the end of the menstrual period, followed by the appearance of blood similar to menstrual blood four hours later, considered intercourse during menstruation, and what are the consequences?
Does the reward for the night vigil (Qiyam al-Layl) increase for one who sleeps and then wakes up for it, compared to one who does not sleep at all during that night for it? And does the reward decrease for one who deliberately stays awake until morning for it?
Is it permissible to stop the remembrance of Allah when passing by an unclean place?
Why is reciting Al-Fatihah during an engagement with the intention of blessing the marriage considered an innovation, despite the virtue attributed to it that "you will not recite a single letter from it without being granted it," and its being a cure?
Is it obligatory for one who suffers from continuous vaginal discharge and suspects the leakage of urine drops to perform ablution for every prayer, change the protective cloth for every prayer, differentiate between semen and normal discharge, and how should she deal with severe obsessive thoughts regarding purity and prayer, and what is the ruling on not informing another person who suffers from severe obsessive thoughts about the obligation of ghusl when finding wetness upon waking?
Does fasting for sixty days in addition to the expiation become necessary if a husband fondled his menstruating wife during a Ramadan day, and she felt ejaculation and found a yellowish discharge with blood?
Is what the questioner did correct by only repeating the tasleem (salutation of peace) after a period of time from the end of the prayer due to doubt about pronouncing the letter “Lam,” and must she repeat the prayer?
Is it obligatory for a woman to perform ghusl upon seeing complete dryness after menstruation, disregarding the colored discharges that follow, or should she wait for these discharges to end and then perform ghusl?
Is she considered sinful if she delayed the Dhuhr prayer, thinking she would not menstruate, then found out she was menstruating immediately before ablution?
Is it true that, according to most scholars, a menstruating woman and a woman in post-natal bleeding do not recite any part of the Qur’an in the manner of tarteel?
What is the ruling on yellow discharge that appears after menstruation and before seeing the white discharge or dryness? Is it considered part of menstruation or not? And how does one purify oneself from it, especially during Ramadan?
What is the ruling on prayer and ritual purity (tahara) upon the discharge of yellowish or brownish fluid (kudra) in the following situations: during prayer, after finishing it, before it after the adhan, or during wudu? And what are the implications if the ruling is to repeat the prayer?
Do all the mentioned divorces take effect? Is it true that divorce during the 'iddah (waiting period) does not take effect? And is there a way for the spouses to reconcile?
Does showing off invalidate the deed of one who memorized half of the Quran for the praise of people, then repented and sought forgiveness, and should he complete his memorization or not?
Is my action correct in fasting and praying when blood reappears during Ramadan, given my inability to distinguish whether it is menstruation or istihada (post-menstrual bleeding), and does the divorce issued by my husband during that period take effect?
Is it permissible to perform ghusl twice with a different intention each time, due to the difference of opinion among scholars regarding the ruling on yellow discharge (ṣufrah)?
Why does the waiting period (iddah) for a woman whose husband has died differ from that of a woman divorced with an irrevocable major divorce?
How is sincerity achieved, and are acts of worship performed during the stage of striving (mujahadah) accepted before reaching it?