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Does this count as Haidh or Istihadhaa?

· 26 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1438 AH1 min readFatwa 38567English

Question

I usually get a period every 4 to 6 weeks which lasts for 7-8 days in the month of Ramadan I got a period after 14 days of finishing my last period Is this istehaza or do I count it as a period after 15 days of being clean Jazakallah

Answer

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

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

The minimum clean period between two menstrual cycles is 15 days, thus one day will be regarded as istihaadha and the rest of the days will be regarded as haidh.[i]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Muhammad IV Patel

Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[i]

المبسوط للسرخسي (3/ 155)

أَنَّ أَقَلَّ مُدَّةِ الطُّهْرِ الصَّحِيحِ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا فَمَا دُونَهُ فَاسِدٌ

بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع (1/ 40)

لَا بُدَّ مِنْ مَعْرِفَةِ مِقْدَارِ الطُّهْرِ الصَّحِيحِ الَّذِي يُقَابِلُ الْحَيْضَ، وَأَقَلُّهُ خَمْسَةَ عَشْرَ يَوْمًا عِنْدَنَا

المحيط البرهاني في الفقه النعماني (2/ 26)

أقل مدة الطهر مقدر بخمسة عشر يوماً بأقل مدة الإقامة

العناية شرح الهداية (1/ 173)

لَا يَصْلُحُ لِلْفَصْلِ بَيْنَ الْحَيْضَتَيْنِ؛ لِأَنَّ أَقَلَّ مُدَّةِ الطُّهْرِ الصَّحِيحِ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا

نور الإيضاح ونجاة الأرواح في الفقه الحنفي (ص: 38)

وأقل الطهر الفاصل بين الحيضتين خمسة عشر يوما. ولا حد لأكثره إلا لمن بلغت مستحاضة.

Answered by
Muhammad IV Patel
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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