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Islamically, when does a woman's menstruation period end?

Does blood donation break your fast?

What if the husband has intercourse with his wife during menses?

Is it allowed for women to take medicine to delay their menses?

Which activities does hayth prevent?

Can all activity be resumed during istihatha?

What if 40 days of nafas passes? Is that blood considered hayth or istihatha?

What if 40 days of nafas passes? Is that blood considered hayth or istihatha?

What if she clears nafas blood before 40 days?

What is the duration of nafas blood?

What is the description of demm al nafas (nafas)?

A woman is currently clear and feels the sign of an upcoming period. Asr time comes in at 4pm and she is making wudu at 4:05pm. During wudu she feels wetness and notices the discharge. Does she need to make up the prayer?

What if a woman is currently clear but she feels a sign of an upcoming period?

How does a woman with istihatha pray?

What is the ruling in the case of young females who are starting their cycles? In the beginning, it may take a few months or years to establish a regular cycle.

What is the ruling for a pregnant woman who still experiences bleeding?

The scenario that can occur with menstruating women: What is the ruling for a woman who typically has a cycle of 7 to 10 days, but due to external factors, her cycle changes? For example, it stops after 2 days and then comes back 2 days later?

The scenario that can occur with menstruating women: What if she has a regular monthly period but one month she has only spotting but it's at the regular time of her typical cycle and with the same physical symptoms? The only difference is the type of discharge.

The scenario that can occur with menstruating women: What if she is not on travel and goes through stress/anxiety, and her monthly cycles (after the first time) become different?

The scenario that can occur with menstruating women: What if a woman normally has a typical menses (heavy discharge, etc), but due to circumstances, such as diet or travel, her cycle changed and became just spotting and without her regular physical symptoms? Is this still hayth?

The scenario that can occur with menstruating women: What if the woman doesn't have a regular menses (heavy discharge of blood, smell, cramps), but she has spotting each month or very light blood?

The scenario that can occur with menstruating women: What if after reaching the maximum length, she is still discharging the hayth blood? What should she do?

What is istihatha?

Is there any evidence of the scholars' limitations of the minimums and maximums of menses?

What is nifaas?

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