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Can we pray Taraweeh or Night prayers while holding the Quran and reading from it? And can a person who does not understand Arabic praying Taraweeh behind the Imam hold the translation of the Quran to follow the Imam's recitation so they can understand?

Can a woman pray after a miscarriage?

<strong>Islamically, when does a woman's menstruation period end?</strong>

What are the times of the Prayers?

<strong>Scenarios for resuming prayer after menses (according to the opinion that all previous daytime or nighttime prayers of the last day need to be done):</strong>

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

<strong>What if 40 days of nafas passes? Is that blood considered hayth or istihatha?</strong>

<strong>What if she clears nafas blood before 40 days?</strong>

<strong>What is the duration of nafas blood?</strong>

<strong>What is the description of demm al nafas (nafas)?</strong>

<strong>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?</strong>

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

<strong>What if a woman wants to take repeated ghusl throughout her istihatha period?</strong>

<strong>How does a woman with istihatha pray?</strong>

<strong>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.</strong>

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 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: 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?

<strong>What are impermissible acts during menses and post-childbirth bleeding which are agreed upon?</strong>

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