The ruling on using medication to induce menstruation for a divorced woman
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a woman had irregular periods, and she was married. She used medication to induce her period. Then this woman was divorced. Is it permissible for her to take medication that induces the period, given that her period is delayed and she sometimes waits more than four months?
Answer:
Women should not manipulate their periods, as it is harmful to the body and to the woman. She should leave the matter to what Allah the Exalted has decreed. Leaving the heavy menstruation as it is is more beneficial and healthier for her than manipulating these matters. These matters have caused much disturbance and many problems for women regarding fasting, the waiting period, and other matters. Therefore, women must abandon these matters.
Honorable Shaykh, a woman had irregular periods, and she was married. She used medication to induce her period. Then this woman was divorced. Is it permissible for her to take medication that induces the period, given that her period is delayed and she sometimes waits more than four months?
Answer:
Women should not manipulate their periods, as it is harmful to the body and to the woman. She should leave the matter to what Allah the Exalted has decreed. Leaving the heavy menstruation as it is is more beneficial and healthier for her than manipulating these matters. These matters have caused much disturbance and many problems for women regarding fasting, the waiting period, and other matters. Therefore, women must abandon these matters.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الخلع — islamhouse.com (1:14:30)
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