The cycle begins with a brown color: the first four days
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a woman’s cycle begins with a brown color rather than clear blood, and this continues for four days, and then blood comes down and continues for about six days, his question is: Does she pray during the first four days?
Answer:
Yes, she does not pray. You heard that we do not count the dark discharge and yellow discharge after the period of purity. The implication is that dark discharge and yellow discharge during the time of menstruation are menstruation. So this does not exceed the maximum duration of menstruation, because the maximum duration of menstruation is fifteen days. This is six days or four days, making ten days. Consider it all menstruation. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a woman’s cycle begins with a brown color rather than clear blood, and this continues for four days, and then blood comes down and continues for about six days, his question is: Does she pray during the first four days?
Answer:
Yes, she does not pray. You heard that we do not count the dark discharge and yellow discharge after the period of purity. The implication is that dark discharge and yellow discharge during the time of menstruation are menstruation. So this does not exceed the maximum duration of menstruation, because the maximum duration of menstruation is fifteen days. This is six days or four days, making ten days. Consider it all menstruation. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب الحيض والاستحاضة — islamhouse.com (57:04)
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