Fatwa ID: 08834
Answered by: Mufti Sheik Abdel Ahaad Imrit
Question:
I have a very irregular cycle in which I spot on my 11th clean day normally or sometime before my 15 clean days between cycles. My pattern over the past 6 months I would say is that on my 17th clean day my cycle begins (spotting still occurs before this) my days last for 9 days.
This month on my 11th & 12th clean days I had red flow but not being by time on the 17th clean day no flow like normal but spotting but present throughout my 9 days (the last 3 days I had a slight flow but also not like normal). After the 9 days I have a full flow which is now more like my haidh. I’m just making sure if I am considered paak with a full flow at the moment. I have made ghusl and reading salaah, making wudhu at each salaah.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
From what is understood, your regular habit is 9 days of menstruation followed by 17 days of purity. However, in this month, you experienced bleeding on the 11th and 12th days of the cycle.
To give a more accurate ruling, additional and clearer information is needed.
Based on the information provided, it’s important to note that any spotting, regardless of its color, can be considered haidh (menstruation). Since you mentioned seeing spotting before completing 17 full days of purity, that detail is crucial and must be clarified, as it may affect whether the purity period is valid.
Assuming a complete 17 days of purity, the scenario would be as follows:
- You had 9 days of haidh
- Then 10 days of cleanliness
- Then blood flow occurred on the 11th and 12th days
- We are assuming the bleeding stopped after that and purity continued up to the 17th day
Since there wasn’t a full 15-day separation between two blood flows (only 10 days of purity), any bleeding beyond the 9 days of your usual haidh will be considered istihādha (irregular bleeding).
However, some important details are still missing, such as:
- How many days did the spotting last?
- What was your pattern or habit after that?
These points are essential to determine the ruling correctly.
References:
تبيين الحقائق شرح كنز الدقائق وحاشية الشلبي» (1/ 64):
الِاسْتِحَاضَةِ وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَنْقُصُ عَنْ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُ عَلَى عَشَرَةٍ أَوْ عَلَى أَكْثَرِ النِّفَاسِ كَرُعَافٍ يَعْنِي حُكْمُهُ كَحُكْمِ رُعَافٍ دَائِمٍ غَيْرِ مُنْقَطِعٍ مِنْ وَقْتِ صَلَاةٍ كَامِلٍ لَا يَمْنَعُ صَوْمًا وَصَلَاةً وَوَطْئًا لِقَوْلِهِ – عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ – «تَوَضَّئِي وَصَلِّي وَإِنْ قَطَرَ الدَّمُ عَلَى الْحَصِيرِ» فَيَثْبُتُ حُكْمُ الصَّلَاةِ بِهِ عِبَادَةً وَحُكْمُ الصَّوْمِ وَالْوَطْءِ دَلَالَةً إذْ الْإِجْمَاعُ مُنْعَقِدٌ عَلَى أَنَّ دَمَ الرَّحِمِ يَمْنَعُ الصَّوْمَ وَالصَّلَاةَ وَالْوَطْءَ وَدَمَ الْعِرْقِ لَا يَمْنَعُ وَاحِدًا مِنْهَا فَلَمَّا لَمْ يَمْنَعْ هَذَا الدَّمُ الصَّلَاةَ عُلِمَ أَنَّهُ دَمُ عِرْقٍ لَا دَمُ رَحِمٍ فَيَثْبُتُ الْحُكْمَانِ الْآخَرَانِ دَلَالَةً. اهـ. (قَوْلُهُ: وَلَا يَحْتَمِلُهُ هَذَا الْمُخْتَصَرُ) يُنْظَرُ فِي غَايَةِ السُّرُوجِيِّ
«حاشية ابن عابدين = رد المحتار ط الحلبي» (1/ 298):
وَدَمُ اسْتِحَاضَةٍ) حُكْمُهُ (كَرُعَافٍ دَائِمٍ) وَقْتًا كَامِلًا (لَا يَمْنَعُ صَوْمًا وَصَلَاةً) وَلَوْ نَفْلًا (وَجِمَاعًا) لِحَدِيثِ «تَوَضَّئِي وَصَلِّي وَإِنْ قَطَرَ الدَّمُ عَلَى الْحَصِيرِ»
«مختصر القدوري» (ص19):
«وما تراه المرأة من الحمرة والصفرة والكدرة في أيام الحيض فهو حيض حتى ترى البياض الخالص»
«اللباب في شرح الكتاب» (1/ 45):
«ودم الاستحاضة هو ما تراه المرأة أقل من ثلاثة أيامٍ أو أكثر من عشرة أيامٍ؛ فحكمه حكم الرعاف الدائم: لا يمنع الصوم، ولا الصلاة، ولا الوطء،
وإذا زاد الدم على عشرة أيامٍ وللمرأة عادةٌ معروفةٌ ردت إلى أيامها عادتها، وما زاد على ذلك فهو استحاضةٌ»
«اللباب في شرح الكتاب» (1/ 42):
«وما تراه المرأة من الحمرة والصفرة والكدرة في أيام الحيض فهو حيضٌ حتى ترى البياض الخالص»
Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.
Written by Mufti Sheik Abdel Ahaad Imrit
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
