A woman asks: I am the mother of a child and I use birth control pills, but sometimes light red blood comes out after washing following intercourse, and this happened to me in a month.
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The questioner : A woman asks: I am the mother of a child who is four months old, and I use birth control pills, but sometimes I experience light red bleeding after washing following intercourse. This happened to me in Ramadan, where I saw the blood after eating the pre-dawn meal and before the dawn prayer. So I waited until about a quarter of an hour after the sun rose, then I performed the full ritual bath again and prayed the dawn prayer, then I slept. Then it recurred during the day, so I completed my fast and began performing the ablution for each prayer. It continued for a day and a half until I was completely pure, so I performed the full ritual bath for the third time. I would like to inquire whether my prayer is valid and whether my fasting is valid, given that I made up the fasting for these two days after the end of the blessed month of Ramadan. I also would like to ask what I should do if this happens to me on any day, and may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Before answering her question, I say that using these pills is harmful; it is harmful to the woman, to her uterus, to her cycle, and to her blood, and even to her fetus in the future. These pills may cause deformities in fetuses, so the fetus is born deformed. That is why this deformity has become so common now; how often we are asked about a fetus in its mother’s womb that has no bones on its head, or about a deformed fetus. All of this is due to these pills, which have harmed the Muslims on one hand and prevented the increase of offspring on the other hand. As for the answer, the questioner should ask the doctors whether this blood is considered menstruation or is it blood from a vessel. If it is blood from a vessel, it does not prevent her from fasting, and her fasting is valid, and it does not prevent her from praying, so it is obligatory for her to pray. But if it is from menstruation, stirred up by these pills, then her fasting is not valid, and she is not obligated to pray. Yes.
The Shaykh : Before answering her question, I say that using these pills is harmful; it is harmful to the woman, to her uterus, to her cycle, and to her blood, and even to her fetus in the future. These pills may cause deformities in fetuses, so the fetus is born deformed. That is why this deformity has become so common now; how often we are asked about a fetus in its mother’s womb that has no bones on its head, or about a deformed fetus. All of this is due to these pills, which have harmed the Muslims on one hand and prevented the increase of offspring on the other hand. As for the answer, the questioner should ask the doctors whether this blood is considered menstruation or is it blood from a vessel. If it is blood from a vessel, it does not prevent her from fasting, and her fasting is valid, and it does not prevent her from praying, so it is obligatory for her to pray. But if it is from menstruation, stirred up by these pills, then her fasting is not valid, and she is not obligated to pray. Yes.