Women Islamic laws

As mentioned in part one, it is possible for a preg­nant woman to have menstruation. Salman al-Farsi asked Imam 'Ali (peace be upon him) about the sustenance of a child in its mother's womb. The Imam said, "Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala, preserves the (...

As mentioned in part one, it is possible for a pre...

The things which were fobidden to the hayz are also forbidden to the nafsa'. She is forbidden from touching the Qur'an. Stay­ing in a mosque or putting something in it is not allow­ed to her; passing through a mosque is only allowed if she enters fro...

The things which were fobidden to the hayz are als...

A nafsa’sees blood on the first day of the childbirth and then it stops and then again it starts on or before the tenth day. In this case there are two possibilites: (a) The second bleeding does not exceed the tenth day from the commencement of the f...

A nafsa’sees blood on the first day of the childbi...

1. A woman whose post-natal bleeding does not ex­ceed ten days. In such a case all the days of bleeding will be considered nifas. 2. A woman whose post-natal bleeding exceeds ten days and, as far as her menstrual cycles are concerned, she is a zatu '...

1. A woman whose post-natal bleeding does not ex­c...

DEFINITION OF NIFAS Nifas literally means "childbed, childbirth, parturi­tion." In the Islamic legal terminology, it means "the blood which is discharged from a woman's womb dur­ing or after the childbirth." The blood discharged dur­ing the travail i...

DEFINITION OF NIFAS Nifas literally means "childbe...

It is wajib on the mustahazahto perform the prayer or prayers immediately after the wudu or ghusl. Of course, she is permitted to perform the mustahab acts before, or during, the prayer. On the other hand, if the istihazahhas stopped com­pletely and ...

It is wajib on the mustahazahto perform the prayer...

A woman with istihazahqalilah has to change the sanitary napkin or towel and perform wudu' for each and every salat whether it is wajib or mustahab. In this and the subsequent cases, if the sanitary napkin has not become najis, then it is not necessa...

A woman with istihazahqalilah has to change the sa...

Among the acts forbidden to the ha'iz and junub, on­ly one is forbidden for mustahazah: She is not permitted to touch the writings of the Qur'an before wudu and ghusl. Rather even after the wudu and ghusl, it is precautionarily wajib on her to refrai...

Among the acts forbidden to the ha'iz and junub, o...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...