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  • Vowed to Fast but Then Had Menses Date: 27-1-2021

    Assalamualaikum! This is an urgent question. What is the case for a woman who had vowed to fast the days from Monday to Thursday (4 days consecutively), specifically of the following week, but got her menses? So when her menses stops, should she fast straight away to make up those four days, whichever days they may be, or should she wait until the Monday.. More

  • Ruling on the Use of Menstrual Cup during Menses Date: 28-6-2020

    assalamu alikum. is using menstrual allowed? A menstrual cup is a feminine hygiene device that is inserted into the vagina during menstruation. Its purpose is to collect menstrual fluid (blood from uterine lining ) and prevent its leaking onto clothes. Menstrual cups are usually made of flexible medical grade silicone and shaped like a bell with a stem... More

  • Confused About Vaginal Discharges and Prayer Date: 23-2-2020

    My question is about regular vaginal discharge outside of menstruation or period times of the month. Your website states that this discharge nullifies wudoo' whereas other scholars such as Sh. Assimalhakeem say the opposite. I am OK to refresh my wudoo when I am at home and can "check" for the stains of discharge on the panty before each prayer (if.. More

  • Delaying Ghusl After Finishing Menses Date: 15-7-2019

    When a woman’s menses has finished, does she have to perform ghusl immediately or can she wait a while as long as the prayer time is not over? For example, if asr is at 5.15 pm and Maghreb is at 9.15pm and her menses ends at 5.30pm can she perform ghusl at 6.15pm? .. More

  • Yellow or Brown Discharges Means That Menses Did Not End Date: 16-6-2019

    Assalamu alaykum If a woman sees white or clear discharge mixed with yellow or brown or red colour, does that mean her period has ended? Or does the discharge need to be only white or clear, not mixed with blood? JazakAllahu khair .. More

  • Bleeding again 12 or 13 Days after Her Menses Date: 13-6-2019

    Assalamu alaykum Scholars say that menstruation should not exceed 15 days, as a woman cannot bleed for more than half a month. Now, say that I have a period for 9 days, then around 12-13 days later I see menstrual blood again for 7-8 days, then the total bleeding that month would be 16-17 days (although the two bleedings would have been separated by.. More

  • She Bleeds 11 or 12 Days after Menses: Is It Istihaadhah or Menses? Date: 28-5-2019

    Assalamu alaykum, Is the minimum period of purity between two menstrual periods 15 days? What should a woman do if around 11-12 days after the end of her last period she starts bleeding again, should she consider it menstrual blood or abnormal bleeding? JazakAllahu khair .. More

  • Has Irregular Menses Date: 28-5-2019

    Assalamu alaykum, I have read that in menstruation, for example if in one month a woman bleeds for 7 days, then 7 days becomes her habit. in the next month, if she bleeds for 5 days, she must wait another two days before having sexual intercourse to complete her habit of 7 days. Is this correct? JazakAllahu khayr .. More

  • Suffers from Whispers about End of Her Menses Date: 9-5-2019

    JazakAllah khair for your answer. 1. I wanted to know that if I check for end of menses immediately after istinjaa I ll not have any discharge because I have just cleaned and checking like that would be wrong. So how long should I wait after istinjaa to check if I have any discharge. If I wait, suppose half an hour and check and find dryness, I might.. More

  • Had Menses on Her Way for ‘Umrah Date: 18-2-2019

    Assalamualaikum brother, we planned for umrah and then go to Jeddah after umrah but since my sister got her menses we decided that whole family will perform umrah except her and as we are going to Jeddah in our cousins home and she can make niyyah for umrah from my cousins home in Jeddah and do umrah. Will this be correct if she makes niyyah from my.. More

  • When to Check If She Is Pure From Menses Date: 11-12-2018

    When a woman is menstruating, I read that before she goes to sleep she has to check if her menses has ended. Is this only when going to sleep at night or anytime for example, during the night she might be woken up by a noise, does she leave her bed to check? Or she might nap during the day, does she check? .. More

  • She is Uncertain of When She Becomes Pure After Menses Date: 20-11-2018

    Assalamu'alaykum. In fatwa 331531, it is said that women must check signs of purity before prayer's time ends. When I check before Asr ends, I find that I haven't attained purity, then I wash my private parts. So do I have to do the same before Maghrib ends? The interval between Maghrib to Isha is short so I usually wouldn't find any dishcarge during.. More

  • Incidents are Attributed to the Nearest Time to it Date: 8-9-2018

    1- If a woman gets into bed at night in a state of purity and finds her underwear blood-stained when she wakes up, when is her menses considered to have started?2- If a woman gets into bed in a state of menstruation and sees no sign of blood on her pad when she wakes up, when is her menstruation considered to have stopped? .. More

  • Brownish discharge after menstruation Date: 3-1-2018

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am really confused about my period. I normally see a brownish discharge the first 1-2 days of my menstruation; then, for 4-5 days, I see blood. On the 6th, 7th, 8th days, I see a small amount of (thick) brownish color on my pad every few hours, but it does not soak my pad and only stays on the surface. On the 9th and 10th days (and.. More

  • Reddish discharge after Ghusl from menstruation Date: 2-1-2018

    Assalaamu alaykum. I thought that my menstruation had ended. I woke up in the morning and saw some brown discharge, and after a while I saw white discharge (I think), so I hurriedly wentand took a bath, because I have many missed prayers in the past, when I did not pray with ablution (I suffer from Waswaas [devilish whisperings/obsessive doubts]), so.. More

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