RULING FOR NATURAL BLOOD REGARDING WOMEN

RULING FOR NATURAL BLOOD REGARDING WOMEN

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Confusing questions that women frequently ask about the
types of blood which they emit. Should you stop praying, or
do you wash and pray?
The default ruling of blood that is emitted by a woman is that
it is menstrual blood, with no limit to its amount or frequency,
and no limit to the age [of the woman]. However, if it occurs
without a specific time or any estimated time and it does not
cease, except for a little, then she is considered as being
mustahaadah (i.e., a woman experiencing abnormal
vaginal bleeding outside of menstrual and post–natal
bleeding). Regarding this type of woman, the Prophet
commanded her to stay within her normal menstruation
cycle. If she does not have a regular menstruation cycle,
then she should try and distinguish it. If she is unable to
distinguish it, then she should look at the majority of the
women as a whole, which is six or seven days. And Allah
knows best.
1. Menstruation (Al hayd): It’s the default. There is no limit on
its age nor its amount nor its continuity.
2. Post–natal bleeding (Al nefas): It’s the bleeding that exits
from a woman: when giving birth, pre–birth or after birth. The
ruling is the same as me menstruation.
3. Irregular bleeding (Al istihadah): It’s the blood that remains
with a woman or doesn’t stop except slightly. The woman