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?
Since her regular cycle is up to 10 days, she cannot resume regular activities until she completes her regular block of time.
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?
No, not for that first time. Only when she has her regular type cycle will she need to refrain from her prayers.
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?
Since this is the regular description of her menses, then that is considered her hayth blood.
Is there any evidence of the scholars’ limitations of the minimums and maximums of menses?
No, there is no evidence. Ibn Taymiyyah pointed this out. If there is no evidence for limits to cycle lengths, why put a limit?
What is the length of the hayth (menses)?
– Hanafi: minimum length is 3 days, with a maximum of 10 days.– Maliki: no minimum length, with a maximum of 15 days.– Shafa’i and Hanbali: minimum of 24 hours, […]
What is hayth?
It is the menses. The discharge of blood from the body, which has certain characteristics to it: thickness, color, etc. Each woman knows best what is typical for her body.
What are the conditions that need to be met in order for a fast to be invalid?
All of the above matters are things that invalidate the fast. All of them – apart from menses and nifaas – only invalidate the fast if three conditions are met: […]
What are the three types of major ritual impurity?
– Janabah (sexual)– Menses– Post-childbirth bleeding
What determines the end of blood flow?
– Not seeing blood for 24 hours– Not seeing blood for the amount of time between 2 consecutive prayers
What is considered prolonged blood flow?
Flowing of blood from a woman exceeding the duration or period of her menses or post-childbirth bleeding (durations have been disagreed upon as previously stated).
Is there an expiation for the major sin of having intercourse during menses?
– Hanafi, Maliki, Shafa’i: no expiation, but it is obligatory to ask Allah for forgiveness and repent– Hanbali: expiation is obligatory (according to the hadith used as evidence: pay charity […]
What about those who have intercourse during menses?
It’s agreed upon by Muslim jurists that whoever has intercourse with his wife during her menses has inevitably committed a major sin.
