A Muslim Woman’s Guide to Menstruation Rulings – Islamic Fiqh Guide for Women

A Muslim Woman’s Guide to Menstruation Rulings – Islamic Fiqh Guide for Women

A Muslim Woman's Guide to Menstruation Rulings is a practical and comprehensive resource designed to help Muslim women understand the Islamic rulings related to menstruation, postnatal bleeding (nifas), and abnormal bleeding (istihadah). Written by Naielah Ackbarali, this easy-to-read guide combines authentic Hanafi fiqh with relevant medical information and real-life examples. The book features structured chapters, charts, tables, diagrams, review questions, and a glossary of key terms to support learning and application. Readers will also benefit from inspirational content drawn from the Qur’an and the lives of the female Companions. Whether for personal study, teaching, or reference, this book provides clarity and confidence in navigating one of the most important areas of a Muslim woman's worship and daily life.

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A modern-day guide about the Islamic rulings related to menstruation, lochia, and abnormal bleeding. Written by a Muslim woman for Muslim women. This intermediate guide is designed to be practical, engaging, and easy to read.

Inspirational content from verses of the Qur'an and stories of the female Companions.

Answers to the most popular questions that women ask.

Relevant medical information.

Core topics and their related rulings organized into structured chapters.

Bullet point lists, tables, charts, and picture diagrams.

Icons that direct and help the reader.

Blurbs that highlight concepts to remember.

Review questions at the end of each chapter.

A glossary of terms for words that are unfamiliar to the reader.

Based on the Hanafi madhhab.

Inspired Muslim Women

• Naielah Ackbarali

نقوم بشحن الطلبات مباشرة من مستودعاتنا في المملكة المتحدة والولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، ونقدم خيارات شحن متعددة لتناسب احتياجاتك. نحن نشحن بفخر إلى جميع أنحاء العالم.

عمليات التسليم في المملكة المتحدة (من مستودع المملكة المتحدة):

يصل الشحن القياسي عادةً في غضون 3-4 أيام عمل. يستغرق التسليم السريع 2-3 أيام عمل. نهدف إلى شحن الطلبات في نفس اليوم أو يوم العمل التالي، مع توفر خيارات التوصيل في اليوم التالي حيثما ينطبق ذلك.

عمليات التسليم في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية (من مستودع الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية):

تصل الطلبات عادةً في غضون 4-7 أيام عمل.

أوروبا (يتم الشحن من المملكة المتحدة):

يستغرق التسليم القياسي حوالي 6-10 أيام عمل، مع توفر خدمات الشحن السريع في غضون 3-5 أيام عمل.

كندا:

الوقت المقدر للتسليم هو 5-10 أيام عمل.

الشحن في جميع أنحاء العالم:

تصل الطلبات الدولية بشكل عام في غضون 5-20 يوم عمل، اعتمادًا على الوجهة وطريقة الشحن المختارة.

للحصول على جداول زمنية دقيقة للتسليم بناءً على موقعك، يرجى الاتصال بنا عبر البريد الإلكتروني وسيقدم فريقنا معلومات مفصلة ومخصصة لعنوانك.

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A Muslim Woman's
GUIDE TO MENSTRUATION RULINGS
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6.9 BLOOD ENDING AT THE MAXIMUM
When blood ends at the menstrual maximum, it means that it stopped exactly at 10 complete days (240 hours). Thus, the ghusl time is not added to the habit because menstruation can never be
more than 10 complete days (240 hours).
There can be no increase in the maximum time. When the maximum is reached, the state of menstruation ends.
Is delaying the ghusl necessary?
No. The possible days of menses are over and there is no chance of menstrual blood returning after it has stopped.
Is the ghusl time added to her habit?
No. As shown in Diagram 6d, whenever blood stops at the maximum, the ghusl time is not added to the habit. Menstruation ends at 240 hours. The ghusl time is part of the purity time (tuhr). For example, a woman last saw blood at the completion of 10 days (240 hours) at 4 pm. She does not add the ghusl time to her end time. Thus, she is free from the state of menses at 4 pm.
Diagram 6j: Blood Ending at the Maximum
BLOOD STOPS
ENOUGH TIME TO SAY ALLAH BEFORE PRAYER TIME EXITS
3:55 pm
ASR ENTERS
A woman's bleeding stops at 10 complete days (240 hours) at 3:55 pm. 'Aşr enters at 4 pm.
►Legally, she is free from menstruation at 3:55 pm. There is enough time to say 'Allah' from 'Allahu Akbar' before the prayer time exits. Technically, she must perform the Zuhr prayer.
►However, she is still within a state of major ritual impurity until she takes a ghusl. She cannot pray in this state.
▸ As a result, after her ghusl is finished, she is required to make up the Zuhr prayer before she prays the 'Aşr prayer, but she is not sinful for missing the Zuhr prayer.
◆ Does she owe the prayer of that time?
Depends. From the time the blood stops, if a woman has enough time to say 'Allah' from 'Allahu Akbar' before the prayer time exits, she owes the prayer of that time, even if she has not yet taken the ghusl. Practically speaking, this is the length of a moment. The consideration for owing prayers returns to the woman's state within the last moment of the prayer time. When the maximum is reached, she is no longer in a state of menses. As such, she is legally in a time of purity (tuhr), and the ritual prayer is due upon her.
Qobserve what happens when her bleeding ends in Diagram 6j.
114 The Chusl & Related Questions
◆ Is her fast valid if the bleeding stops before Fajr? Depends. From the time the maximum is reached to the entrance of Fajr, if a woman has enough time to say 'Allah' from 'Allahu Akbar,' her fast will count, even if Fajr enters while she is taking a ghusl. This is because she is free from the state of menstruation when Fajr enters. Otherwise, the fast is not valid.
She must also make up the 'Isha' and witr prayers before praying her Fajr prayer, but she is not sinful for missing them.
Qobserve what happens when her bleeding ends in Diagram 6k
Part Two: Menstruation Rulings
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Transliteration Table
Contents
ARABIC LETTER
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION
ARABIC LETTER
ENGLISH
TRANSLITERATION
Introduction
Part One: Adopting the Right Mindset
Chapter 1. Written for the Daughters of Adam Chapter 2. What You Weren't Told Growing Up Chapter 3. Colors, Flows & Discharges
Part Two: Menstruation Rulings
Chapter 4. Menstruation
Chapter 5. Rulings in Practice
Chapter 6. The Ghusl & Related Questions
Chapter 7. Blood Exceeding Ten Days Chapter 8. The Kursuf
Chapter 9. Prohibited & Permitted Acts
Part Three: Lochia Rulings
Chapter 10. Pregnancy & Birth
Chapter 11. Lochia
Chapter 12. Rulings in Practice
Chapter 13. Blood Exceeding Forty Days
Chapter 14. Miscarriages
Part Four: Purity Rulings
ARABIC SYMBOL
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION
salla Llahu 'alayhi wa sallam
radiya 'Llahu 'anhum radiya Llahu 'anha radiya 'Llahu 'anhu
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Allah bless him and give him. peace.
Peace be upon him.
May Allah be pleased with them.
Chapter 15. The Sound Purity
Chapter 16. Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (Istiḥāda)
Chapter 17. Praying While Bleeding
Chapter 18. Early Blood Formula
Part Five: Concluding Topics
Chapter 19. Menopause
May Allah be pleased with her. May Allah be pleased with him.
Chapter 20. Most Popular Questions
Appendix