A woman who has reached sixty and blood is still coming from her: does she fast?
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The questioner : A woman who is more than sixty years old and irregular blood is coming from her: does she fast?
The Shaykh : This woman is supposed to have reached the age of menopause, so she does not see menstruation. If she deviates from the general custom of women, which is that they continue to menstruate regularly as is the custom of women, then this blood is referred back to the known conditions of menstrual blood. The most likely case is that this menstruation, this blood, is irregular bleeding (istihadah) and not menstrual blood, especially since she is at this age, the age of sixty. The most likely case is that she has reached menopause, meaning that in this situation, this is irregular bleeding (istihadah). Therefore, it has no relation to fasting at that time; that is, it does not prevent her from fasting. Yes.
The Shaykh : This woman is supposed to have reached the age of menopause, so she does not see menstruation. If she deviates from the general custom of women, which is that they continue to menstruate regularly as is the custom of women, then this blood is referred back to the known conditions of menstrual blood. The most likely case is that this menstruation, this blood, is irregular bleeding (istihadah) and not menstrual blood, especially since she is at this age, the age of sixty. The most likely case is that she has reached menopause, meaning that in this situation, this is irregular bleeding (istihadah). Therefore, it has no relation to fasting at that time; that is, it does not prevent her from fasting. Yes.