I'm pregnant and spotted a little. Do I have to perform ghusl?

8 Mar 2011 · 3 Rabiʻ II 1432 AH1 min readFatwa 19171English

Question

I am 6 weeks pregnant but last night I spotted a little. Should I perform ghusl for tahārah or not?

Answer

In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

No, you do not have to perform ghusl because the “spotting” you saw was istihāda (irregular bleeding).[i]

Istihāda does, however, negate wudhū unless one qualifies as a ma'zūr (excused person). For details on that please refer to the following answer: http://askimam.org/fatwa/fatwa.php?askid=c814bbeafe9a44a08ac93a07255d06f7

And Allāh knows best.

Ml. Sohail Bengali

Chicago, IL (USA)

Concurred by:

Muftī Abrar Mirza

Chicago, IL (USA)

Under the Supervision of Muftī Ebrahim Desai (South Africa)

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

( وما تراه ) صغيرة دون تسع على المعتمد وآيسة على ظاهر المذهب و ( حامل ) [i]

( ولو قبل خروج أكثر الولد ( استحاضة

رد المحتار كتاب الطهارة، باب الحيض: ١ / ٤٧٧ دار الكتب العلمية

Answered by: Ml. Sohail Bengali
Checked by: Muftī Abrar Mirza
Approved by: Muftī Ebrahim Desai

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