The bleeding of a pregnant woman and the doctor’s statement that the fetus has died
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Question:
A pregnant woman, who has been pregnant for two months, said to the Shaykh that she then saw blood and went to the doctor, who told her that the fetus had died in her womb. She then mentioned that this blood is with her, knowing that the time she had intended for this period is the time of her menstrual cycle from the seventh month. So what is forbidden for her? Does she pray? Is that considered a day of irregular non-menstrual bleeding or denial, or what is it considered?
Answer:
As long as the pregnancy is in her womb, she does not have menstruation until the pregnancy is delivered. As long as it is in her womb, she is not considered menstruating; rather, this is considered bleeding. She does not leave off the prayer or the fasting. The doctor’s statement that it is dead, given the circumstances, is a valid exercise of independent legal reasoning on his part to seek the truth, but no one knows the unseen except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes, a pregnant woman does not menstruate as long as the pregnancy is in her womb. Yes.
A pregnant woman, who has been pregnant for two months, said to the Shaykh that she then saw blood and went to the doctor, who told her that the fetus had died in her womb. She then mentioned that this blood is with her, knowing that the time she had intended for this period is the time of her menstrual cycle from the seventh month. So what is forbidden for her? Does she pray? Is that considered a day of irregular non-menstrual bleeding or denial, or what is it considered?
Answer:
As long as the pregnancy is in her womb, she does not have menstruation until the pregnancy is delivered. As long as it is in her womb, she is not considered menstruating; rather, this is considered bleeding. She does not leave off the prayer or the fasting. The doctor’s statement that it is dead, given the circumstances, is a valid exercise of independent legal reasoning on his part to seek the truth, but no one knows the unseen except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes, a pregnant woman does not menstruate as long as the pregnancy is in her womb. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب من تبرك بشجر أو حجر ونحوهما — islamhouse.com (1:03:24)
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