Change in a woman's menstrual cycle
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Fatwa number ( 21869 )
Q: MyMy menstrual cycle in the past consisted of nine days of menstruation and sixteen days of purity, but ten years ago my usual cycle changed, where the days of menstruation increased to reach fifteen days, and the days of purity decreased to only eleven days, and the situation settled into this state. For example, in last Ramadan, I did not pray or fast except for only eleven days, and so it is in all months. The menstruation starts at the beginning of the month, for example, and ends at the end of the month with clear menstruation, not irregular bleeding. Please note that the days of menstruation from the ninth to the fifteenth are only a dark discharge with a very light smell, different from the foul smell of the cycle. The problem is that I am cut off from prayers and other acts of worship for a long time, and the life of the hearts through worship. Also, the length of the menstruation has affected fertility, as the doctors mentioned that the ovulation days start from the eleventh to the fourteenth, and I am not in a state of purity during this period (in recent cycles, the dark discharge continued until the sixteenth day). Guide me on what I should do regarding acts of worship? And regarding intercourse with my husband, I spend approximately
two-thirds of the month without worship. May Allah reward you with good.
A : As long as the menstruation does not exceed its maximum duration, which is fifteen days, you should sit for all those days and not pray or fast. You must make up the fasting you missed in Ramadan, because a menstruating woman makes up fasting but not prayer, as in the hadith of A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her): . And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: MyMy menstrual cycle in the past consisted of nine days of menstruation and sixteen days of purity, but ten years ago my usual cycle changed, where the days of menstruation increased to reach fifteen days, and the days of purity decreased to only eleven days, and the situation settled into this state. For example, in last Ramadan, I did not pray or fast except for only eleven days, and so it is in all months. The menstruation starts at the beginning of the month, for example, and ends at the end of the month with clear menstruation, not irregular bleeding. Please note that the days of menstruation from the ninth to the fifteenth are only a dark discharge with a very light smell, different from the foul smell of the cycle. The problem is that I am cut off from prayers and other acts of worship for a long time, and the life of the hearts through worship. Also, the length of the menstruation has affected fertility, as the doctors mentioned that the ovulation days start from the eleventh to the fourteenth, and I am not in a state of purity during this period (in recent cycles, the dark discharge continued until the sixteenth day). Guide me on what I should do regarding acts of worship? And regarding intercourse with my husband, I spend approximately
two-thirds of the month without worship. May Allah reward you with good.
A : As long as the menstruation does not exceed its maximum duration, which is fifteen days, you should sit for all those days and not pray or fast. You must make up the fasting you missed in Ramadan, because a menstruating woman makes up fasting but not prayer, as in the hadith of A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her):
We used to menstruate during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and we were ordered to make up the fasting but not ordered to make up the prayer.
كنا نحيض على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فنؤمر بقضاء الصيام ولا نؤمر بقضاء الصلاة
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