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The mustahazah has to pray and fast like every other woman. The only difference is that her acts of worship will not be valid unless she observes the rules mentioned above. In case of the women with medium istihazah, the validity of their fasts is de...

The mustahazah has to pray and fast like every oth...

A kathirah has to change the sanitary napkin before every salat and perform three ghusls - the first before dawn prayer, second before noon and afternoon prayers, and the third before evening and night prayers. It is not wajib for a woman with istiha...

A kathirah has to change the sanitary napkin befor...

A woman with istihazah mutawassitah has to change the sanitary napkin, perform wudu' for every salat and perform in addition a ghusl before the dawn prayer. If the medium bleeding of istihazahstarts after the dawn prayer, then on that day it is wajib...

A woman with istihazah mutawassitah has to change ...

Istihazahis a najasat (impurity) which is different from hayz. The woman in istihazah is not exempted from prayers. She has to pray, but the validity of her prayers depends on fulfilling the acts which are required of her. In this chapter we shall ex...

Istihazahis a najasat (impurity) which is differen...

By considering the amount of blood in istihazah, it is divided into three categories: Qalilah, Mutawassitah and Kathirah. 1. Qalilah = Slight Bleeding: The discharge which stains the cotton but does not penetrate into it. 2. Mutawassitah = Medium Ble...

By considering the amount of blood in istihazah, i...

You have come across the word istihazahmany times in the first part of this book. In this part we shall ex­clusively discuss about istihazah. Istahadah is usually translated as "irregular menstruation". But this translation is incorrect, because it m...

You have come across the word istihazahmany times ...

When a woman becomes pure from menstruation, it is wdjib for her to perform ghusl. Apart from sexual intercourse, all the acts forbidden to her will remain so until she performs ghusl u'I-hayz. The manner of performing ghuslu 'l-hayz is same as the m...

When a woman becomes pure from menstruation, it is...

Whenever a mubtadi'ah, a muztaribah or a forgetful zatu 'l-'adah woman sees blood, she should stop her salat - of course, if she discovers later on that it was not hayz (e.g., the blood stopped on the second day), then she should perform qaza of the ...

Whenever a mubtadi'ah, a muztaribah or a forgetful...

By considering the discomfort of the women dur­ing the monthly periods, Islam has forbidden both the husband and the wife from sexual intercourse during the menstruation. The Qur'an says, They ask you about menstruation. (O Muhammad) tell (them that)...

By considering the discomfort of the women dur­ing...

I have already mentioned that menstruation is neither a "curse on the women" nor is it related to the so-called original sin of Eve. Menstruation is the flow of blood; and blood, ac­cording to the shari'ah, is a najis (unclean) substance and so menst...

I have already mentioned that menstruation is neit...

1. If a woman who has her periods on fixed number of days but not on fixed time (group c) forgets the dura­tion of her menses, then she has to act as follows: She has the menstrual flow for three or more days, then all those days will be considered a...

1. If a woman who has her periods on fixed number ...

If a muztaribah sees blood with the three signs for more than three and less than ten days, then it is menstruation. But if a muztaribah sees blood for more than ten days, then there are a few possibilites: 1. The blood had the three signs during the...

If a muztaribah sees blood with the three signs fo...

The zatu 'I-'adah women in groups (a) and (b) have to observe the rules of menstruation as soon as they see the blood. It makes no difference whether it starts on the fixed day, or one or two days before it or after it, even if it does not have all t...

The zatu 'I-'adah women in groups (a) and (b) have...

The girl who reaches the age of puberty and sees her menstruation for the first time is known as mub­tadi'ah = the beginner. If a mubtadi'ah sees blood with the three signs for more than three and less than ten days, then it is menstruation. But if a...

The girl who reaches the age of puberty and sees h...

According to the shari'ah, all the women are not same as far as the rules of menstruation are concerned. By taking into consideration the difference in regulari­ty of time and days of monthly periods and their ir­regularity, women can be divided into...

According to the shari'ah, all the women are not s...

The beginning of menstruation is determined when blood leaves the uterus and enters the vagina. It is necessary for the commencement of menstruation that the blood should be seen outside the vagina. In another hadith, Imam as-Sadiq said, "The minimum...

The beginning of menstruation is determined when b...

There are four possible causes for discharge of blood from women: 1. Menstruation. 2. Loss of virginity. 3. Post-natal bleeding. 4. Internal injury. As mentioned above, menstruation is different from the blood of group 2, 3, and 4. In the Islamic leg...

There are four possible causes for discharge of bl...

Let us mention here that in every corner of the world this "Self" has its own type. It is in one form in the Far East and in another in the Middle East. The Muslim East for the last one thousand and four hundred years has experienced all its sorrows,...

Let us mention here that in every corner of the wo...

As already mentioned, the second method adopted by the West for Effacement of the Islamic Self has been the obliteration of the manifestation (of this Self). In their view whatever is a manifestation, sign, expression or product of this "Self' must b...

As already mentioned, the second method adopted by...

On the one hand, it was long since Islam had been divorced from the field of social activity, and what was left of it was nothing more than its outward appearance and shell. On the other, the usurping tyrant powers had prevented the religious leaders...

On the one hand, it was long since Islam had been ...

Reza Khan, the founder of modern Iran on the foundations of three pillars: Occidentosis, Infidelity and subservience to Imperialism, first brought his own wife and daughter without observing hejab in the official functions, and later through a decree...

Reza Khan, the founder of modern Iran on the found...