What is the ruling on the dark discharge that comes from a woman performing 'Umrah who took pills to stop her period?
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The questioner:
This questioner says: I intended to perform 'Umrah shortly before my monthly period, so I used pills to stop the period. I entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah and went to the Haram, but sometimes I get a dark discharge, which is intermittent, coming two to three times a day. I am still using the medication, so I delayed the 'Umrah and remained in my state of ihram. I fasted today and prayed. Now I saw a dark discharge, so I did not pray 'Isha'. What should I do? My family will leave at dawn on Friday, and I had stipulated in my intention that if something prevents me, my place of exit is where I am prevented.
The Shaykh:
My place of exit, yes.
The questioner:
So my place of exit is where I am prevented, because I was afraid of the period when I saw the dark discharge. What should I do? Do I perform 'Umrah when the dark discharge stops? What about my fast, is it valid? And do I pray? I ask for your guidance because I am confused.
The Shaykh:
You are the one who confused yourself with this action. Why do you take these pills? If you had left the period to its natural course, you would have been at ease. The period would have come and ended, you would have taken a bath, and you would have performed the 'Umrah. But now that you have taken these pills, the period does not come naturally, nor does it stop, so it has become in between. If this dark discharge and this state occur during the days of the usual period, it is menstruation. During the days of the usual period, the dark discharge and yellow discharge are menstruation. So sit for it, do not pray, do not perform tawaf, and do not recite the Qur'an until it ends and you take a bath.
As for if this dark discharge and yellow discharge occur outside the time of the usual period, Umm 'Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: We did not count the dark discharge and yellow discharge after purity as anything. So if it is outside the time of the usual period, it is not anything. But do not perform tawaf until you perform wudu and the place is dry. You also pray, because it is not menstruation as long as it is outside the time of the usual period; it is not menstruation. But if the dark discharge and yellow discharge are in the place of the usual period and at the time of the usual period, it is menstruation, even if it is little, even if it is intermittent. Yes.
This questioner says: I intended to perform 'Umrah shortly before my monthly period, so I used pills to stop the period. I entered the state of ihram for 'Umrah and went to the Haram, but sometimes I get a dark discharge, which is intermittent, coming two to three times a day. I am still using the medication, so I delayed the 'Umrah and remained in my state of ihram. I fasted today and prayed. Now I saw a dark discharge, so I did not pray 'Isha'. What should I do? My family will leave at dawn on Friday, and I had stipulated in my intention that if something prevents me, my place of exit is where I am prevented.
The Shaykh:
My place of exit, yes.
The questioner:
So my place of exit is where I am prevented, because I was afraid of the period when I saw the dark discharge. What should I do? Do I perform 'Umrah when the dark discharge stops? What about my fast, is it valid? And do I pray? I ask for your guidance because I am confused.
The Shaykh:
You are the one who confused yourself with this action. Why do you take these pills? If you had left the period to its natural course, you would have been at ease. The period would have come and ended, you would have taken a bath, and you would have performed the 'Umrah. But now that you have taken these pills, the period does not come naturally, nor does it stop, so it has become in between. If this dark discharge and this state occur during the days of the usual period, it is menstruation. During the days of the usual period, the dark discharge and yellow discharge are menstruation. So sit for it, do not pray, do not perform tawaf, and do not recite the Qur'an until it ends and you take a bath.
As for if this dark discharge and yellow discharge occur outside the time of the usual period, Umm 'Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: We did not count the dark discharge and yellow discharge after purity as anything. So if it is outside the time of the usual period, it is not anything. But do not perform tawaf until you perform wudu and the place is dry. You also pray, because it is not menstruation as long as it is outside the time of the usual period; it is not menstruation. But if the dark discharge and yellow discharge are in the place of the usual period and at the time of the usual period, it is menstruation, even if it is little, even if it is intermittent. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الكدرة التي تنزل من معتمرة أخذت حبوب منع الدورة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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