What is the ruling on a woman who was praying Fajr and some blood appeared on her, so she thought it was menstrual blood and intended to break her fast, but it turned out to be irregular bleeding, so she completed her fast?
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The questioner : The other question: A woman, may Allah preserve you, excuse me, a woman had some blood appear on her, and she thought it was menstrual blood, and it turned out to be irregular bleeding, and she completed her fast. Is her fast valid?
The Shaykh : Repeat it for me.
The questioner : A woman was praying Fajr and some blood appeared on her, so she thought it was menstrual blood, and it became clear afterwards that it was irregular bleeding. Naturally, she intended to break her fast considering it to be menstrual blood, and it became clear to her that it was irregular bleeding, so she completed her fast. Is this valid, or does she have to make up the day?
The Shaykh : I want to see what the difference is between her first assumption and her later clarification. She assumed at first that it was menstrual blood. Did she break her fast?
The questioner : She intended that she did not have to fast.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : She intended that she did not have to fast, and she was in a state of breaking the fast, meaning she did not break her fast; she ate and drank.
The Shaykh : She woke up for prayer.
The questioner : For the Fajr prayer.
The Shaykh : And she intended to fast?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And she intended to fast?
The questioner : Yes... when she entered the prayer, she...
The Shaykh : One, one.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : She intended to fast, the word covered it, the word covered it, she intended to fast.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, I understand that when she intended to fast, she was assuming in her mind that it was menstruation.
The questioner : Good.
The Shaykh : Is that so?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, proceed now, for example, in broad daylight.
The questioner : It was not in broad daylight; she got up immediately after the pre-dawn meal and entered... may Allah reward you... and it became clear to her that she had blood, so she thought it was menstrual blood, so by intention she, meaning she said, I do not have to fast, and she slept.
The Shaykh : Before Fajr or after?
The questioner : At the time of Fajr.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, oh, before or after.
The questioner : After the pre-dawn meal, after the pre-dawn meal.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you, take and give, before or after, what do you lose if you say you are before Fajr?
The questioner : Before it becomes clear, Fajr, we can say.
The Shaykh : What is the difference, glory be to Allah.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, the truth came out on me, there is a difference, may Allah guide you, between her thinking she was menstruating before the appearance of Fajr, so she did not intend to fast, while you are saying that she intended to fast, and you are saying that menstruation occurred to her, but you do not clarify when the occurrence of menstruation was, and you fluctuate, saying once before, then your opinion settled on it being after the appearance of Fajr. After the appearance of Fajr, she thought this blood was menstrual blood. Did she invalidate her fast, meaning did she eat and break her fast?
The questioner : She did not break her fast.
The Shaykh : Just an assumption, then it became clear to her, you say, that it was irregular bleeding. Okay, what happened in the matter? Nothing happened in the matter except the first assumption, which was that it was menstrual blood.
The questioner : And the authentic hadith says, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 2336Sahih (Darussalam).
The Shaykh : That is why we asked you.
The questioner : ... At the time of Fajr, she was at the time when the fasting person forms the intention, and this blood became clear to her, and she intended to break her fast, but without eating or drinking.
The Shaykh : The answer: Fix your question, may Allah guide you, the question has changed.
The questioner : By Allah, I...
The Shaykh : Repeat it for me.
The questioner : A woman was praying Fajr and some blood appeared on her, so she thought it was menstrual blood, and it became clear afterwards that it was irregular bleeding. Naturally, she intended to break her fast considering it to be menstrual blood, and it became clear to her that it was irregular bleeding, so she completed her fast. Is this valid, or does she have to make up the day?
The Shaykh : I want to see what the difference is between her first assumption and her later clarification. She assumed at first that it was menstrual blood. Did she break her fast?
The questioner : She intended that she did not have to fast.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : She intended that she did not have to fast, and she was in a state of breaking the fast, meaning she did not break her fast; she ate and drank.
The Shaykh : She woke up for prayer.
The questioner : For the Fajr prayer.
The Shaykh : And she intended to fast?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And she intended to fast?
The questioner : Yes... when she entered the prayer, she...
The Shaykh : One, one.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : She intended to fast, the word covered it, the word covered it, she intended to fast.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, I understand that when she intended to fast, she was assuming in her mind that it was menstruation.
The questioner : Good.
The Shaykh : Is that so?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, proceed now, for example, in broad daylight.
The questioner : It was not in broad daylight; she got up immediately after the pre-dawn meal and entered... may Allah reward you... and it became clear to her that she had blood, so she thought it was menstrual blood, so by intention she, meaning she said, I do not have to fast, and she slept.
The Shaykh : Before Fajr or after?
The questioner : At the time of Fajr.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, oh, before or after.
The questioner : After the pre-dawn meal, after the pre-dawn meal.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you, take and give, before or after, what do you lose if you say you are before Fajr?
The questioner : Before it becomes clear, Fajr, we can say.
The Shaykh : What is the difference, glory be to Allah.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, the truth came out on me, there is a difference, may Allah guide you, between her thinking she was menstruating before the appearance of Fajr, so she did not intend to fast, while you are saying that she intended to fast, and you are saying that menstruation occurred to her, but you do not clarify when the occurrence of menstruation was, and you fluctuate, saying once before, then your opinion settled on it being after the appearance of Fajr. After the appearance of Fajr, she thought this blood was menstrual blood. Did she invalidate her fast, meaning did she eat and break her fast?
The questioner : She did not break her fast.
The Shaykh : Just an assumption, then it became clear to her, you say, that it was irregular bleeding. Okay, what happened in the matter? Nothing happened in the matter except the first assumption, which was that it was menstrual blood.
The questioner : And the authentic hadith says, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
There is no fast for the one who does not intend (to fast) before dawn.
لا صيام لِمَن لم يُجمِعِ النِّيَّة قبل الفجرThe Shaykh : That is why we asked you.
The questioner : ... At the time of Fajr, she was at the time when the fasting person forms the intention, and this blood became clear to her, and she intended to break her fast, but without eating or drinking.
The Shaykh : The answer: Fix your question, may Allah guide you, the question has changed.
The questioner : By Allah, I...
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