Tahara 7 - Menstruation and Lochia

Question 1

What vaginal discharge is considered blood?

Answer 1

anything that is not clear/white

Question 2

What is the name of the pure time (opposite of bleeding time)

Answer 2

Thuhur

Question 3

Is periods of non-bleeding for two days considered period?

Answer 3

Yes, if less than 15 days.
if you bleed for 2 days, then do not for 2 days, then bleed for 2 days, still considered 6 days of bleeding

Question 4

Name three types of Uterine bleeding?

Answer 4

Menstrual, Lochia, Dysfunctional

Question 5

Describe the 4 facts about menstrual bleeding

Answer 5

• bleeding between 3-10 days
• Not caused by illness
• Not during pregnancy or pre-pubescence
• Not during the first 40 days of childbirth.

Question 6

What makes bleeding lochia?

Answer 6

• It occurs during first 40 days of childbirth
  
  • Head first - chest, legs first - belly button
  • Twins, first child
    
    • Miscarriage same ruling as childbirth if fetus developed limbs.

Question 7

What are the 5 things that make bleeding Dysfunctional?

Answer 7

• Due to illness
• During pregnancy or pre-adolescence
• Lasts less than 3 days
• Prolongs menstruation past 10 days, in which case that bleeding in excess of the last normal cycle (3-10) is dysfunctional.
  
  • If never been cycle, then 10 days is dysfunctional.
  • Prolongs lochia past 40 days, in which case that bleeding in excess of the last normal lochia (less than 40 days) is dysfunctional.

Question 8

Name three prohibitions during Menstruation and Lochia

Answer 8

• Can’t fast - needs to be made up
• Whatever is prohibited in janaba. Prayers do not need to be made up.
  
  • Once bleeding stops, she remains in janaba until she performs ghouls.
• Husband touching her between navel and knees
  
  • Note: Not allowed even after menstruation unless she
    
    • Does ghusl
    • Does tayammum and ritual prayer
    • She misses a prayer, had time to ghusl and pray, but did not. Touch is allowed even without ghusl, but still needed for prayer.
    • Bleeding lasting ten days, ghusl is not required for husband to touch, but is required before prayer.
  • Note: If she ends cycle before her habit, mustahab to wait until habit. She should start praying immediately.

Question 9

What is prohibited during dysfunctional bleeding?

Answer 9

• None of the prohibited things in lochia or cycle.
• This type of bleeding does nullify wudu.