Examining if Hayd (menses) has Ended or Not

سُئِلَ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ انْقَطَعَ عَنْهَا الدَّمُ فَلَا تَدْرِي أَ طَهُرَتْ أَمْ لَا قَالَ تَقُومُ قَائِماً وَ تُلْزِقُ بَطْنَهَا بِحَائِطٍ وَ تَسْتَدْخِلُ قُطْنَةً بَيْضَاءَ وَ تَرْفَعُ رِجْلَهَا الْيُمْنَى فَإِنْ خَرَجَ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْقُطْنَةِ مِثْلَ رَأْسِ الذُّبَابِ دَمٌ عَبِيطٌ لَمْ تَطْهُرْ[1] وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَخْرُجْ فَقَدْ طَهُرَتْ تَغْتَسِلُ وَ تُصَلِّي.

“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about the case of a woman who experiences her blood discharge to have stopped but does not know if she is Hayd-free or not. He (the Imam) said, ’She must stand up with her belly leaned against a wall, place a piece of white cotton in her urethra and raise her right leg. Thereafter she

إِذَا أَرَادَتِ الْحَائِضُ أَنْ تَغْتَسِلَ فَلْتَسْتَدْخِلْ قُطْنَةً فَإِنْ خَرَجَ فِيهَا شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنَ الدَّمِ فَلَا تَغْتَسِلْ وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَرَ شَيْئاً فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ وَ إِنْ رَأَتْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ صُفْرَةً فَلْتَتَوَضَّأْ وَ لْتُصَلِّ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has stated this Hadith. Tf a woman wants Ghusl (bath), she should place a piece of cotton in her urethra. If blood is found on it, she cannot take Ghusl (bath); but if blood is not found on it, she must take Ghusl (bath) and if thereafter she finds yellowish discharge she must take Wudu’ to perform

قُلْتُ كَيْفَ تَعْرِفُ الطَّامِثُ طُهْرَهَا قَالَ تَعْتَمِدُ بِرِجْلِهَا الْيُسْرَى‌[2] عَلَى الْحَائِطِ وَ تَسْتَدْخِلُ الْكُرْسُفَ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى فَإِنْ كَانَ ثَمَّ مِثْلُ رَأْسِ الذُّبَابِ خَرَجَ عَلَى الْكُرْسُفِ‌[3].

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about how a woman experiencing Hayd (menses) can find out if her Hayd (menses) has ended. He (the Imam), said, ‘She can find out by leaning against a wall on her left leg and place a piece of cotton in her urethra with her right hand. If there is blood even of the size of fly’s head

مَتَى كَانَتِ النِّسَاءُ يَصْنَعْنَ هَذَا.

‘When did women do this?”’ (Meaning the proper test is with a piece of cotton)

إِنَّهَا قَدْ تَكُونُ الصُّفْرَةَ وَ الْكُدْرَةَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), would prohibit women to examine themselves at night during their Hayd (menses), saying that it can be a discharge of a yellowish color fluid or some kind of dirt.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الْأَخِيرَ ع وَ قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ ابْنَةَ شِهَابٍ تَقْعُدُ أَيَّامَ أَقْرَائِهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ اغْتَسَلَتْ رَأَتِ الْقَطْرَةَ بَعْدَ الْقَطْرَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ مُرْهَا فَلْتَقُمْ بِأَصْلِ الْحَائِطِ كَمَا يَقُومُ الْكَلْبُ ثُمَّ تَأْمُرُ امْرَأَةً فَلْتَغْمِزْ بَيْنَ وَرِكَيْهَا غَمْزاً شَدِيداً فَإِنَّهُ إِنَّمَا هُوَ شَيْ‌ءٌ يَبْقَى فِي الرَّحِمِ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْإِرَاقَةُ وَ إِنَّهُ سَيَخْرُج

"I once said to abu al-Hassan al-Akheer (a.s.) that the daughter of Shihaab menstruates for many days, and when she performs ghusl, she sees drops (of blood) after drops." He said, "Order her to stand against the base of the wall as a dog stands, then command a woman to make a strong gesture with her legs spread apart,