بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Summary of the Chapter on Menstruation and Postpartum Bleeding From the explanation of Bulugh Al-Maram by Sheikh, Abu Musa Abdullah Hableel, may Allah preserve him. ===== Page 1 ===== The First Section: Menstruation (Al-Hayd) Definition: · Linguistically: Flow. · Legislatively: Habitual blood that is discharged from the womb of a woman on known days. It is one of the signs of puberty. There is no specific age for its beginning and no specific age for its cessation. Whenever menstrual blood appears with its known characteristics, it is considered menstruation, and whenever it stops, it has stopped. There is no defined minimum or maximum length for menstruation. Rulings Related to a Menstruating Woman: 1. It is permissible to sit with a menstruating woman, eat with her, and for her husband to sleep beside her. 2. Sexual intercourse with her is forbidden. 3. If her bleeding stops and she becomes pure, then performs Ghusl, sexual intercourse becomes permissible. Physical Intimacy with a Menstruating Woman falls into three categories: 1. Physical intimacy through intercourse: This is forbidden. 2. Physical intimacy above the navel and below the knee: This is permissible. 3. Physical intimacy between the navel and the knee without intercourse: This is permissible, but it is better and more preferred that one avoids doing so for two reasons: · Fear of touching the impurity (menstrual blood) or being close to it. · Fear of falling into what is forbidden. However, if a person can control himself, it is permissible, but keeping away from it is better and preferable. Benefit: It is not permissible to have intercourse with a woman once her bleeding has stopped and she has become pure until she performs Ghusl. ===== Page 2 ===== Benefit: A man who has intercourse with his wife while she is menstruating must repent and seek forgiveness, and there is no expiation (kaffarah) required upon him. Benefit: It is forbidden for a menstruating woman to fast and to pray. She is required to make up the missed fasts later, but she is not prescribed to make up the missed prayers. The wisdom is clear: making up the prayers involves hardship due to it being repetitive. Benefit: If a woman becomes pure (her menstruation ends) during the time of the Asr prayer or during the time of the Isha prayer, she is not required to pray both Dhuhr and Asr (if she becomes pure during Asr time) or both Maghrib and Isha (if she becomes pure during Isha time), unless she is travelling. If she is travelling and becomes pure during the time of Asr, she should pray both Dhuhr and Asr, because combining prayers is prescribed for her. Similarly, if she becomes pure during the time of Isha while travelling, she should pray both Maghrib and Isha. However, if she is not travelling, she is not required to do that. Benefit: It is permissible for a menstruating woman to recite the Qur'an and to enter the masjid as lomg as she does not cause any impurity (to the masjid). The same applies to a woman experiencing postpartum bleeding. Benefit: It is forbidden for a menstruating woman to perform Tawaf (circumambulation) around the Ka'bah. A Point of Clarification Regarding a Menstruating or Postpartum Woman: If a woman fears that her travelling party will leave without her, and she has not yet performed the Tawaf Al-Wada' (Farewell Tawaf) nor Tawaf Al-Ifadah (the essential Tawaf of Hajj/Umrah), what should she do? · As for Tawaf Al-Wada', it is waived for her. · As for Tawaf Al-Ifadah, Allah has made it easy by means of certain medications that can be used to stop menstruation for up to four or five days, allowing her to perform the Tawaf. · If she does not fear the group leaving and her husband can afford to stay, then he must stay (so she can perform Tawaf later). · If she must go and plans to return later to perform the Tawaf, she must then avoid intimate relations with her husband (until she performs it). ===== Page 3 ===== Brownish Discharge and Yellowish Discharge