The Intermittent Nature of Menstruation and Its Return After Hours of Purity

Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: A woman complains about the intermittent nature of her menstruation. Yes? A woman complains about the intermittent nature of her menstruation, which is that the menstruation comes to her, then she becomes pure and takes a bath, and after hours of purity, the menstruation returns to her again. Her question is: Is this menstruation or irregular non-menstrual bleeding? And what is obligatory regarding that?

Answer:
Do not rush to consider the menstruation ended when it is intermittent, yes, do not rush as long as it repeats for her in the day. In one day, it stops and returns, it stops; as long as it is between the two periods, this is not a break, this is also a period of menstruation, so do not rush to take a bath until the menstruation stops. And you see the complete, clear purity. Do not rush. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with them) said to the female Companions: Do not rush until you see the white cotton. The woman should not rush, yes. But if it happens that it comes to her one day, then stops, and comes to her the next morning or after the next morning, then she prays, she takes a bath and prays during the time of the stoppage, and if it returns, she sits, it becomes combined menstruation, this is called combined menstruation, yes. And without doubt, Allah the Exalted said: This is the case in all its aspects, even in its intermittency and its difficulty, yes.