A woman, for some reason that may be lawful or forbidden, used what is called the IUD; her menstruation used to last six days, but after using this IUD, bleeding started to come down.
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The questioner : Regarding the question of the previous woman, regarding the insertion of the IUD, a question arises: A woman, for some reason that may be lawful or may be forbidden, used what is known as the IUD. Her menstruation used to last six days. After she used this IUD, menstruation or blood started to come down on her for another six days after these six. Shaykh, is this considered irregular bleeding, or is it considered... different from her custom, or is it considered a completion of the menstruation?
The Shaykh : The answer to this is well known: if she sees purity within the first six days, then what follows in the other six days is irregular bleeding. And if she sees purity after twelve days, then all of it is menstruation, and she is the one who brought this harm upon herself!
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I do not think this reason is religiously valid.
The questioner : Is there a maximum duration for menstruation?
The Shaykh : It has no limit, neither in being short nor in being long.
The questioner : The important thing is her consistent custom from the time she reached puberty until...
The Shaykh : The answer to this is well known: if she sees purity within the first six days, then what follows in the other six days is irregular bleeding. And if she sees purity after twelve days, then all of it is menstruation, and she is the one who brought this harm upon herself!
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I do not think this reason is religiously valid.
The questioner : Is there a maximum duration for menstruation?
The Shaykh : It has no limit, neither in being short nor in being long.
The questioner : The important thing is her consistent custom from the time she reached puberty until...