The Pad
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- It is sunnat for a woman to place a pad when it is her haidh days.
- The Fuqaha have written that it is furthermore mustahab for a thayyibah (non-virgin) to keep a pad placed even during her clean days.
- Salaat performed without the pad will be permissible.
- It is sunnat to apply musk or some other fragrance to the pad to mask the odour of the menstrual blood.
- It is Makrooh (Tahreemi, that is, forbidden) to place something inside the farj (vagina), such as a tampon, as this resembles intercourse with the hand.
(Manhalul Waarideen)