Fatwa ID: 02985

Answered by: Moulana Muddasser Dhedhy

Question:

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah

If a woman is due her period and she takes a pill however she doesn't start properly but she is spotting here n there.  Is that classed as haidh still cos it's happening in the time of her haidh?

Answer:

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

It is not a requirement of Haidh that the bleeding is continuous. Intermittent bleeding will still be considered to be Haidh as long as the bleeding/spotting happens over 3 to 10 days. Any bleeding lasting for less than three days will be Istihadhah (non-menstrual bleeding). Any bleeding over and above ten days will be regarded as Istihadhah. Also, the bleeding/spotting should be preceded by fifteen complete days which were regarded as tuhr (a state free of Haidh).^[1]

Only Allah Ta'ala knows best.

Written by Moulana Muddasser Dhedhy

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