Is it valid for a woman to fast after an abortion in the second month?

Question : The last question from the women: A woman asks, “Is it permissible for me to fast the six days while I am in the aftermath of the abortion? And I… abortion means I had a miscarriage, but there is no blood or anything. Please advise us, may Allah reward you with good?”

Answer : First, it must be known that if a woman miscarries before the fetus is fully formed, then if the fetus had been created, the blood is post-natal bleeding; if it had not been created, the blood is irregular bleeding. If it is post-natal bleeding, she does what is done for post-natal bleeding. If it is irregular bleeding, she prays and fasts, and nothing is required of her, because no right is attached to this blood, except that she is like a woman with irregular non-menstrual bleeding. Now, if no blood comes out of her—she miscarried and no blood ever came out—she is in a state of ritual purity. She fasts and prays, and she is lawful for her husband, because there is no blood with her. So her fasting is considered valid as long as she has not seen blood.