The Ruling on Abortion, the Tawaf of Departure, and Postnatal Bleeding
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The questioner:
This questioner says: My wife gave birth this morning, knowing that she has not performed the Tawaf of Departure. What should I do on her behalf? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
There is a distinction here. If the abortion shows signs of a human being, meaning a head or a leg, or if it occurs after four months, this is postnatal bleeding, and she does not perform Tawaf until she is purified. However, if the abortion is blood in the first two or three months, after prayer, and no human form is apparent in it—no head, no leg, no hand, and no clots of blood—then this is corrupt blood. She prays and is purified. She wipes with a cloth, and there is no harm in using cotton. But if something is apparent in it, something indicating that it is human, such as a head, a leg, or a hand, or if it is after four months, then this is postnatal bleeding. She does not pray or fast until she is purified.
The questioner:
She is in her third month.
The Shaykh:
If nothing is apparent in it, this is corrupt blood. She prays and performs Tawaf, and there is no harm. If nothing is apparent—no leg, no head, or anything else. They must know; they should look at what came out. But if there was nothing, it is corrupt blood. If nothing is apparent in it—no head, no leg, no hand—and it is not apparent that it is human, then it is blood. It is not called postnatal bleeding. And she broke her fast, yes.
The questioner:
After she is purified.
The Shaykh:
There is no harm. She makes up the ablution for prayer and fasts. She seeks help and fasts, and she makes up the ablution for prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
Another questioner:
Put down Muhammad Hamid.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
This questioner says: My wife gave birth this morning, knowing that she has not performed the Tawaf of Departure. What should I do on her behalf? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
There is a distinction here. If the abortion shows signs of a human being, meaning a head or a leg, or if it occurs after four months, this is postnatal bleeding, and she does not perform Tawaf until she is purified. However, if the abortion is blood in the first two or three months, after prayer, and no human form is apparent in it—no head, no leg, no hand, and no clots of blood—then this is corrupt blood. She prays and is purified. She wipes with a cloth, and there is no harm in using cotton. But if something is apparent in it, something indicating that it is human, such as a head, a leg, or a hand, or if it is after four months, then this is postnatal bleeding. She does not pray or fast until she is purified.
The questioner:
She is in her third month.
The Shaykh:
If nothing is apparent in it, this is corrupt blood. She prays and performs Tawaf, and there is no harm. If nothing is apparent—no leg, no head, or anything else. They must know; they should look at what came out. But if there was nothing, it is corrupt blood. If nothing is apparent in it—no head, no leg, no hand—and it is not apparent that it is human, then it is blood. It is not called postnatal bleeding. And she broke her fast, yes.
The questioner:
After she is purified.
The Shaykh:
There is no harm. She makes up the ablution for prayer and fasts. She seeks help and fasts, and she makes up the ablution for prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
Another questioner:
Put down Muhammad Hamid.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 13 (2) — archive.org (5:52)
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