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.
The scenario that can occur with menstruating women: What does she do if she is still discharging istihatha after a maximum of 15 days?
She needs to change her pads and refresh her wudu for each prayer. If she feels that she was discharging the istihatha during the prayer, her prayer is still valid.
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?
She has to wait until the hayth clears. If she reaches a month without clearing, then this is not normal and she needs treatment.
The scenario that can occur with menstruating women: A woman who typically has an irregular cycle, and after 7 days, the type of blood being discharged now is different from the hayth blood. Different color, consistency, etc. Does she need to wait until the maximum days are met, or can she resume praying?
If she feels that after those 7 days her period has changed to istihatha, she can start praying.If she is not able to distinguish between the hayth and istihatha (it […]
Does this divorce count if a husband divorces his wife during her menses?
The scholars differed as to whether the divorce of a menstruating woman counts as such or not. The majority believe that Talaq counts as such. Still, there is a minority […]
What is the length of a menstrual cycle?
Muslim jurists have differed regarding the duration of the menstrual cycle:1 – no minimum length2 – Hanafi: three days and nights up to a maximum of 10 days3 – Shafa’i […]
What is the definition of menstruation?
The discharge of blood during a woman’s particular state of health, not from giving birth or breaking the hymen.The blood that’s discharged from the female during her monthly cycle upon […]
What are other matters related to ghusl?
It is sufficient to perform one bath for two purposes (ex: one ghusl for cleansing from major ritual impurity and for Friday prayer).If a person bathed from major ritual impurity, […]
