Pattern of Bleeding Changing
Q. My wife has a problem with her menstruation period. The date of her monthly periods is on the seventh of every month. But now on the seventh of every month the flow of blood is not regular – merely a drop or two daily, continuing so for ten days. On the eleventh day the flow becomes normal for the next fifteen days. What is the position of her Namaaz and sexual relationship?
A. In this case since the flow of blood is more than ten days which is her limit for haidh (menstruation), she has to consider her usual number of days as her haidh period. For example if her monthly periods were five days, seven days, etc., then she will even now regard her haidh to be the same number of days and the rest as istihaadhah.
Istihaadhah is blood flowing as a result of some ailment. Istihaadhah does not prevent the performance of Salaat, keeping of fast, and sexual intercourse. In the case of istihaadhah, Wudhu must be made for each Salaat after the time for that Salaat enters.
In the case of your wife, her haidh period shall be reckoned from the 7th of every month as in the past, and it will be considered to last the same number of days as in the past. If her number of days in the past was for example, five days, then her haidh period will cease on the 11th. And on the 11th, she shall take ghusal and start performing her Salaat. She must take fresh Wudhu then for every Salaat regardless of the flowing of the blood which is not haidh, but isitihaadhah. Intercourse too is permissible after she has taken the ghusal for purification.
(Questions and Answers from The Majlis)