Fatwa ID: 09480
Answered by Mufti Yusuf Badshah
Question:
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,
Does a mustahaada need to change her pad for every salah?
I have seen conflicting answers online, but seems to me that she must do this if:
1. There is more than a dirham of blood on it before the salah
2. and by changing she is able to complete the salah without any blood (or less than a dirham of blood) soiling the new pad during salah
Any guidance or feedback on this is appreciated.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
If the one in Istihadah experiences continual bleeding such that she is unable to pray for a complete Salah time, then she becomes Ma’zhur [1]. In this case, she may perform Wudhu once at the beginning of each Salah period and ignore any bleeding that occurs [2]. She will not be required to repeat her Wudhu when she bleeds and will not have to change her pad for every Salah.
On the other hand, if the bleeding is less than this then she will not be deemed a Ma’zhur. She will be required to continue as normal, repeating her Wudhu when she bleeds [3] and ensuring her body, clothing and pad are clean before she prays [4].
Thus, in this case, she will be required to change her pad if it has been stained with a patch of blood which exceeds the size of a dirham before performing Salah. If the amount of blood is smaller than the size of a dirham then her Salah will be accepted even if she does not change her pad [5], although to change it would still be preferable [6].
Only Allah ﷻ knows best.
Written by Mufti Yusuf Badshah
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
References:
[1]
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 1, pg. 298, Darul Fikr:
وَدَمُ اسْتِحَاضَةٍ) حُكْمُهُ (كَرُعَافٍ دَائِمٍ) وَقْتًا كَامِلًا
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 1, pg. 305, Darul Fikr:
بِأَنْ لَا يَجِدَ فِي جَمِيعِ وَقْتِهَا زَمَنًا يَتَوَضَّأُ وَيُصَلِّي فِيهِ خَالِيًا عَنْ الْحَدَثِ (إنْ اسْتَوْعَبَ عُذْرُهُ تَمَامَ وَقْتِ صَلَاةٍ مَفْرُوضَةٍ
[2]
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 1, pg. 305-306, Darul Fikr:
وَحُكْمُهُ الْوُضُوءُ) لَا غَسْلُ ثَوْبِهِ وَنَحْوِهِ (لِكُلِّ فَرْضٍ)
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 1, pg. 306, Darul Fikr:
ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي) بِهِ (فِيهِ فَرْضًا وَنَفْلًا)
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 1, pg. 306, Darul Fikr:
فَإِذَا خَرَجَ الْوَقْتُ بَطَلَ) أَيْ: ظَهَرَ حَدَثُهُ السَّابِق
[3]
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 1, pg. 283, Darul Fikr:
وَإِلَّا فَهِيَ ثَلَاثَةٌ: حَيْضٌ، وَنِفَاسٌ، وَاسْتِحَاضَةٌ. (هُوَ) لُغَةً: السَّيَلَانُ. وَشَرْعًا: عَلَى الْقَوْلِ بِأَنَّهُ مِنْ الْأَحْدَاثِ
Bada’ius Sana’i, vol. 1, pg. 24, Darul Kutubul Ilmiyyah:
فَالْحَدَثُ هُوَ نَوْعَانِ: حَقِيقِيٌّ، وَحُكْمِيٌّ أَمَّا الْحَقِيقِيُّ فَقَدْ اُخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ، قَالَ أَصْحَابُنَا الثَّلَاثَةُ: هُوَ خُرُوجُ النَّجَسِ مِنْ الْآدَمِيِّ الْحَيِّ، سَوَاءٌ كَانَ مِنْ السَّبِيلَيْنِ الدُّبُرِ وَالذَّكَرِ أَوْ فَرْجِ الْمَرْأَةِ، أَوْ مِنْ غَيْرِ السَّبِيلَيْنِ
[4]
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 1, pg. 402, Darul Fikr:
ثُمَّ الشَّرْطُ لُغَةً الْعَلَامَةُ اللَّازِمَةُ. وَشَرْعًا مَا يَتَوَقَّفُ عَلَيْهِ الشَّيْءُ وَلَا يَدْخُلُ فِيهِ (هِيَ) سِتَّةٌ (طَهَارَةُ بَدَنِهِ) أَيْ جَسَدِهِ لِدُخُولِ الْأَطْرَافِ فِي الْجَسَدِ دُونَ الْبَدَنِ فَلْيُحْفَظْ (مِنْ حَدَثٍ) بِنَوْعَيْهِ، وَقَدَّمَهُ لِأَنَّهُ أَغْلَظُ (وَخَبَثٍ) مَانِعٍ كَذَلِكَ (وَثَوْبِهِ
[5]
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 1, pg. 316, Darul Fikr:
وَعَفَا) الشَّارِعُ (عَنْ قَدْرِ دِرْهَمٍ) وَإِنْ كُرِهَ تَحْرِيمًا، فَيَجِبُ غَسْلُهُ، وَمَا دُونَهُ تَنْزِيهًا فَيُسَن
[6]
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 1, pg. 317, Darul Fikr:
وَالْأَقْرَبُ أَنَّ غَسْلَ الدِّرْهَمِ وَمَا دُونَهُ مُسْتَحَبٌّ مَعَ الْعِلْمِ بِهِ وَالْقُدْرَةِ عَلَى غَسْلِهِ، فَتَرْكُهُ حِينَئِذٍ خِلَافُ الْأَوْلَى