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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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If a woman is afflicted with bleeding for some reason, is she required to perform the prayer as if nothing is required of her?

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Question:
If a woman is afflicted with bleeding for some reason, is she required to perform the prayer as if nothing is required of her?

Answer:
Yes, the woman prays if she is afflicted with bleeding; bleeding does not prevent prayer. What prevents prayer is only menstruation and post-natal bleeding. As for bleeding, it is blood and sweat, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, [which] prevents prayer and fasting. However, she is required to perform wudu' for every prayer, because its exit defiles the private parts. So she must perform wudu' for every prayer and place something on the exit that prevents the discharge, such as cotton or other material that prevents the discharge from coming out, and then she performs wudu' and prays.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إذا أصيبت المرأة بنزيف لسبب ما فهل عليها القيام بالصلاة وكأنه ليس عليها شيء؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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