LessonsKitab al-Sawm: Unconsciousness, Recovery, Menstruation and AbstentionQuiz

“Nifās” is the juridical category of postnatal bleeding. Quduri joins it to menstruation in this fasting ruling: fasting is not valid while the relevant bleeding state lasts, and affected days require make-up.

The duration and finer classification of bleeding belong to the law of purification. They should not be improvised from a generic medical assumption.

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Postnatal bleeding (nifās)

Kitab al-Sawm: Unconsciousness, Recovery, Menstruation and Abstention

“Nifās” is the juridical category of postnatal bleeding. Quduri joins it to menstruation in this fasting ruling: fasting is not valid while the relevant bleeding state lasts, and affected days require make-up.

The duration and finer classification of bleeding belong to the law of purification. They should not be improvised from a generic medical assumption.