What is the ruling on the fasting of a woman who purified herself before the end of her menstruation, and did not know of it until the next day during the midday prayer?
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The questioner : Another question: I purified myself before the end of the known duration of my menstruation.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : During the night, and I did not know about it until the next day during the midday prayer.
The Shaykh : And how did you know that you had purified yourself?
The questioner : I did not see anything the next day.
The Shaykh : Do you mean—may Allah guide us and you—that you did not see the blood?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But is that sufficient?!
The questioner : It is sufficient.
The Shaykh : No, it is not sufficient; you must see the white thread.
The questioner : It comes to me two weeks after the blood stops.
The Shaykh : How can you say that?! That is strange talk. How many days is your custom?
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : How many days is the custom? How many days is your menstruation?
The questioner : Six.
The Shaykh : Okay, and after six days, two weeks later, you see the white thread?!
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What is this talk?!
The questioner : ... Sometimes two weeks.
The Shaykh : This is the talk of a woman who does not know menstruation from purity. How do you know that you have purified yourself on the sixth day?
The questioner : When the blood stops, I only know then...
The Shaykh : This is not permissible, because when the blood stops, meaning it ceases, there is a white fluid that comes out from some women as a physical sign from the Lord of the Worlds for the woman to understand that she has purified herself, so she prays and fasts, whereas mere cessation...
The questioner : Did it come three days after the blood stopped? Yes?
The Shaykh : No, no, you understand me.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : A woman purifies herself from her custom when she sees the white thread. Women differ; some see the white thread on the third day, the fourth, the fifth, the sixth, or the tenth. The important thing is that she knows herself by seeing the white thread. As for which day? That differs from woman to woman. And what is your custom? I do not know, and you are the one who knows.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : During the night, and I did not know about it until the next day during the midday prayer.
The Shaykh : And how did you know that you had purified yourself?
The questioner : I did not see anything the next day.
The Shaykh : Do you mean—may Allah guide us and you—that you did not see the blood?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But is that sufficient?!
The questioner : It is sufficient.
The Shaykh : No, it is not sufficient; you must see the white thread.
The questioner : It comes to me two weeks after the blood stops.
The Shaykh : How can you say that?! That is strange talk. How many days is your custom?
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : How many days is the custom? How many days is your menstruation?
The questioner : Six.
The Shaykh : Okay, and after six days, two weeks later, you see the white thread?!
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What is this talk?!
The questioner : ... Sometimes two weeks.
The Shaykh : This is the talk of a woman who does not know menstruation from purity. How do you know that you have purified yourself on the sixth day?
The questioner : When the blood stops, I only know then...
The Shaykh : This is not permissible, because when the blood stops, meaning it ceases, there is a white fluid that comes out from some women as a physical sign from the Lord of the Worlds for the woman to understand that she has purified herself, so she prays and fasts, whereas mere cessation...
The questioner : Did it come three days after the blood stopped? Yes?
The Shaykh : No, no, you understand me.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : A woman purifies herself from her custom when she sees the white thread. Women differ; some see the white thread on the third day, the fourth, the fifth, the sixth, or the tenth. The important thing is that she knows herself by seeing the white thread. As for which day? That differs from woman to woman. And what is your custom? I do not know, and you are the one who knows.
The questioner : Yes.
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