How does a woman with irregular bleeding distinguish her condition, and how does she perform ritual purification for each prayer? (Reading from a memorandum)
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The questioner: In it, my Shaykh, I have a memorandum... for the brother Muhammad al-Amin... may Allah [bless him], and he has summarized it from some tapes... and although sometimes the questions appear very simple, but...
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: So the question is: how does a woman with irregular bleeding distinguish her condition? Is it by the color and smell of the blood, or by knowing her usual days of menstruation? The answer differs between the beginner and the one accustomed to it. The one accustomed to it follows her custom, and the beginner distinguishes... So the blood of menstruation is black; it is known to be black, or...
The Shaykh: Yes, this is our opinion.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner: And in the same way, if a woman with irregular bleeding sees that her menstruation has stopped, is one purification sufficient for her when the menstrual blood stops, or does she have to perform the full ritual bath for each prayer, or for each day, or for every two prayers? The answer is: it is obligatory for her, it is obligatory for her to perform the full ritual bath for menstruation in order to perform the prayer. And whenever she wants to pray, she performs the ablution for each prayer, and this is what is possible. Or she performs the full ritual bath and the ablution for each prayer as a recommended practice. Or she performs the full ritual bath and the ablution and combines the two prayers. This is the answer, my Shaykh...
The Shaykh: Yes, but tell me what you understood from the answer. Is it that only the ablution is obligatory without the full ritual bath, and the full ritual bath is recommended? Or what did you understand?
The questioner: I mean, she performs the ablution for each prayer as a recommended practice, or...
The Shaykh: No, no.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: She performs the ablution for each prayer as an obligation.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: How is it a recommended practice?
The questioner: Okay, my Shaykh, it is written as a recommended practice.
The Shaykh: The full ritual bath is a recommended practice.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Allah knows best.
The questioner: Okay, my Shaykh... she performs the ablution for each prayer as a recommended practice, or she performs the full ritual bath and the ablution and combines the two prayers.
The Shaykh: She performs the ablution; the ablution is necessary.
The questioner: As an obligation.
The Shaykh: As an obligation, yes. As for the full ritual bath, that is the recommended practice.
The questioner: As a recommended practice, this one.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: The full ritual bath is a recommended practice.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: And the ablution.
The Shaykh: As an obligation.
The questioner: As an obligation. Okay, my Shaykh, forgive us. This is the last thing. May Allah preserve you and bless you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner: The last thing here.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: So the question is: how does a woman with irregular bleeding distinguish her condition? Is it by the color and smell of the blood, or by knowing her usual days of menstruation? The answer differs between the beginner and the one accustomed to it. The one accustomed to it follows her custom, and the beginner distinguishes... So the blood of menstruation is black; it is known to be black, or...
The Shaykh: Yes, this is our opinion.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner: And in the same way, if a woman with irregular bleeding sees that her menstruation has stopped, is one purification sufficient for her when the menstrual blood stops, or does she have to perform the full ritual bath for each prayer, or for each day, or for every two prayers? The answer is: it is obligatory for her, it is obligatory for her to perform the full ritual bath for menstruation in order to perform the prayer. And whenever she wants to pray, she performs the ablution for each prayer, and this is what is possible. Or she performs the full ritual bath and the ablution for each prayer as a recommended practice. Or she performs the full ritual bath and the ablution and combines the two prayers. This is the answer, my Shaykh...
The Shaykh: Yes, but tell me what you understood from the answer. Is it that only the ablution is obligatory without the full ritual bath, and the full ritual bath is recommended? Or what did you understand?
The questioner: I mean, she performs the ablution for each prayer as a recommended practice, or...
The Shaykh: No, no.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: She performs the ablution for each prayer as an obligation.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: How is it a recommended practice?
The questioner: Okay, my Shaykh, it is written as a recommended practice.
The Shaykh: The full ritual bath is a recommended practice.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Allah knows best.
The questioner: Okay, my Shaykh... she performs the ablution for each prayer as a recommended practice, or she performs the full ritual bath and the ablution and combines the two prayers.
The Shaykh: She performs the ablution; the ablution is necessary.
The questioner: As an obligation.
The Shaykh: As an obligation, yes. As for the full ritual bath, that is the recommended practice.
The questioner: As a recommended practice, this one.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: The full ritual bath is a recommended practice.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: And the ablution.
The Shaykh: As an obligation.
The questioner: As an obligation. Okay, my Shaykh, forgive us. This is the last thing. May Allah preserve you and bless you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner: The last thing here.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
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