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 was unable to perform 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 just blood, and nothing is apparent in the first two or three months—no head, no leg, no hand, just blood—this is corrupt blood. She prays and purifies herself, wraps it in cloth, or cotton if there is no cloth, protects herself, performs ablution, and prays, and there is no harm in that. But if something is apparent in it, something indicating that it is a human being, a head or 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:
In the third month.
The Shaykh:
If nothing is apparent in it, this is corrupt blood, and she prays and releases it, and there is no harm. If nothing is apparent, no leg, no head, or anything else. They must know; they look at what came out. But if nothing is apparent, then it is postnatal bleeding. If nothing is apparent, no head, no leg, no hand, and it is not apparent that it is human, then it is blood, so it is not a delay, it is corrupt, and that is correct.
The questioner:
You see.
The Shaykh:
There is no harm. She performs the ablution for prayer, she seeks help and protects herself, and she performs the ablution for prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah keep you safe. I. If Allah wills. Yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
This questioner says: My wife gave birth this morning, knowing that she was unable to perform 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 just blood, and nothing is apparent in the first two or three months—no head, no leg, no hand, just blood—this is corrupt blood. She prays and purifies herself, wraps it in cloth, or cotton if there is no cloth, protects herself, performs ablution, and prays, and there is no harm in that. But if something is apparent in it, something indicating that it is a human being, a head or 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:
In the third month.
The Shaykh:
If nothing is apparent in it, this is corrupt blood, and she prays and releases it, and there is no harm. If nothing is apparent, no leg, no head, or anything else. They must know; they look at what came out. But if nothing is apparent, then it is postnatal bleeding. If nothing is apparent, no head, no leg, no hand, and it is not apparent that it is human, then it is blood, so it is not a delay, it is corrupt, and that is correct.
The questioner:
You see.
The Shaykh:
There is no harm. She performs the ablution for prayer, she seeks help and protects herself, and she performs the ablution for prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah keep you safe. I. If Allah wills. Yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 13 (2) — archive.org (1:07:31)
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