Fatwa ID: 08008
Answered by: Moulana Ateiq-ur Rehman
Question:
Message Body:
If a woman finishes her period and doesn’t see any blood after her 6 days cycle, and has a bath as she doesn’t see any more blood. So she has a bath in the evening and in hopes to fast the next day and even keeps the fast, but then sees a bit of yellowy discharge on her pantiliner the next day does this mean she has to have a clean bath again? And does her fast still count?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
The minimum days for a woman’s menstrual cycle is 3 days and the maximum is 10. Red, yellow, or cloudy spotting during those days will be classed as Haydh (menstruation).
Any spotting under 3 days or more than 10 days will be classed as Istihaadha (illness).
In answer to your question, if you have a bath on the sixth day and fast the following day but see yellow discharge that day, your fast will not count, and you will still be in your menstrual cycle. Any blood or discharge that is released until day ten of this cycle will mean any fasts kept in this cycle due to thinking the cycle was over will not count, and all fasts will have to be made up.
Yes, a bath is necessary once bleeding and the cycle are over.
أقل الحيض ثلاثة أيام ولياليها
وما نقض عن ذلك فليس بحيض وهو استحاضة
وأكثر الحيض عشرة أيام ولياليها وما زاد على ذلك فهو استحاضة
وما تراه المرأة من الحمرة والصفرة والكدرة في أيام الحيض فهو حيض حتى ترى البياض الخالص
كتاب مختصر القدوري (المكتبة الشاملة) p19
وَ (أَقَلُّهُ ثَلَاثَةٌ بِلَيَالِيِهَا) الثَّلَاثِ، فَالْإِضَافَةُ لِبَيَانِ الْعَدَدِ الْمُقَدَّرِ بِالسَّاعَاتِ الْفَلَكِيَّةِ لَا لِلِاخْتِصَاصِ، فَلَا يَلْزَمُ كَوْنُهَا لَيَالِيَ تِلْكَ الْأَيَّامِ؛ وَكَذَا قَوْلُهُ (وَأَكْثَرُهُ عَشْرَةٌ) بِعَشْرِ لَيَالٍ، كَذَا رَوَاهُ الدَّارَقُطْنِيّ وَغَيْرُهُ
كتاب حاشية ابن عابدين = رد المحتار ط الحلبي 1:285 (المكتبة الشاملة)
Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.
Written by Maulana Ateiq-ur Rehman
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
