Comprehensive Instructions About Hayd (menses) and Istihadah (irregular menses)

الْمُسْتَحَاضَةُ تَنْظُرُ أَيَّامَهَا فَلَا تُصَلِ‌ فِيهَا وَ لَا يَقْرَبْهَا بَعْلُهَا فَإِذَا جَازَتْ أَيَّامُهَا وَ رَأَتِ الدَّمَ يَثْقُبُ الْكُرْسُفَ اغْتَسَلَتْ لِلظُّهْرِ وَ الْعَصْرِ تُؤَخِّرُ هَذِهِ وَ تُعَجِّلُ هَذِهِ وَ لِلْمَغْرِبِ وَ الْعِشَاءِ غُسْلًا تُؤَخِّرُ هَذِهِ وَ تُعَجِّلُ هَذِهِ وَ تَغْتَسِلُ لِلصُّبْحِ وَ تَحْتَشِي وَ تَسْتَثْفِرُ وَ لَا تُحَيِّي‌[1] وَ تَضُمُّ فَخِذَيْهَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَ س

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One experiencing Istihadah (irregular menses) must wait to complete the number of days of the pattern of her habit of experiencing Hayd (menses) and in such times she must not perform Salah (prayer) or go close to her husband. When such days are passed but blood discharge continues, s

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ تُسْتَحَاضُ فَقَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ تُسْتَحَاضُ فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَمْكُثَ أَيَّامَ حَيْضِهَا لَا تُصَلِّ فِيهَا ثُمَّ تَغْتَسِلَ وَ تَسْتَدْخِلَ قُطْنَةً وَ تَسْتَثْفِرَ بِثَوْبٍ‌[2] ثُمَّ تُصَلِّيَ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ الدَّمُ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الثَّوْبِ قَالَ تَغْتَسِلُ الْمَرْأَةُ الدَّمِيَّةُ[3] بَيْنَ كُلِّ صَلَاتَيْنِ وَ الِاسْتِذْفَارُ أَنْ تَط

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman who experiences Istihadah. He (the Imam) said that the Messenger of Allah was asked about a woman who experienced Istihadah. He (the Messenger of Allah) told her to wait for a number of days equal to the days of her Hayd (menses) in which she must not perfo

الْمُسْتَحَاضَةُ إِذَا ثَقَبَ الدَّمُ الْكُرْسُفَ اغْتَسَلَتْ لِكُلِّ صَلَاتَيْنِ وَ لِلْفَجْرِ غُسْلًا- وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَجُزِ الدَّمُ الْكُرْسُفَ فَعَلَيْهَا الْغُسْلُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مَرَّةً وَ الْوُضُوءُ لِكُلِّ صَلَاةٍ وَ إِنْ أَرَادَ زَوْجُهَا أَنْ يَأْتِيَهَا فَحِينَ تَغْتَسِلُ هَذَا إِنْ كَانَ دَمُهَا عَبِيطاً وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ صُفْرَةً فَعَلَيْهَا الْوُضُوءُ.

“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘In the case of Istihadah, if blood finds its way outthrough the cotton, she must take Ghusl (bath) for every two Salah (prayer) and one more Ghusl (bath) for the morning Salah (prayer). If blood does not come out through the cotton, then she must take one Ghusl (bath) every day and Wud

الْمُسْتَحَاضَةُ تَغْتَسِلُ عِنْدَ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ فَتُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ وَ الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ تَغْتَسِلُ عِنْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ فَتُصَلِّي الْمَغْرِبَ وَ الْعِشَاءَ ثُمَّ تَغْتَسِلُ عِنْدَ الصُّبْحِ فَتُصَلِّي الْفَجْرَ وَ لَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهَا بَعْلُهَا إِذَا شَاءَ إِلَّا أَيَّامَ حَيْضِهَا فَيَعْتَزِلُهَا بَعْلُهَا قَالَ وَ قَالَ لَمْ تَفْعَلْهُ امْرَأَةٌ قَطُّ احْتِسَاباً[1] إِلَّا عُوفِيَتْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ.

‘A woman experiencing Istihadah must take Ghusl (bath) for Salah (prayer) of al-Dhuhr to perform Salah (prayer) of al-Dhuhr and al-‘Asr, then take Ghusl (bath) near al-Maghrib to perform Salah (prayer) of al-Maghrib and al-Tsha’, then take Ghusl (bath) near the morning for Salah (prayer) of the morning. It is not harmf

قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِذَا مَكَثَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ عَشَرَةَ أَيَّامٍ تَرَى الدَّمَ ثُمَّ طَهُرَتْ فَمَكَثَتْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ طَاهِرَةً ثُمَّ رَأَتِ الدَّمَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَ تُمْسِكُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ لَا هَذِهِ مُسْتَحَاضَةٌ تَغْتَسِلُ وَ تَسْتَدْخِلُ قُطْنَةً بَعْدَ قُطْنَةٍ وَ تَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ الصَّلَاتَيْنِ بِغُسْلٍ وَ يَأْتِيهَا زَوْجُهَا إِنْ أَرَادَ.

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, if a woman waits for ten days experiencing blood discharge, then she becomes clean; and after three discharge-free days experiences blood discharge again, is she required to stop performing Salah (prayer)? He (the Im

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ تَحِيضُ ثُمَّ يَمْضِي وَقْتُ طُهْرِهَا وَ هِيَ تَرَى الدَّمَ قَالَ فَقَالَ تَسْتَظْهِرُ بِيَوْمٍ إِنْ كَانَ حَيْضُهَا دُونَ عَشَرَةِ أَيَّامٍ وَ إِنِ اسْتَمَرَّ الدَّمُ فَهِيَ مُسْتَحَاضَةٌ وَ إِنِ انْقَطَعَ الدَّمُ اغْتَسَلَتْ وَ صَلَّتْ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ فَالْمَرْأَةُ يَكُونُ حَيْضُهَا سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ أَوْ ثَمَانِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حَيْضُهَا دَائِمٌ مُسْتَقِيمٌ ثُمَّ تَحِيضُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّ

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman who experiences Hayd (menses), then the time for her al-Dhuhr Salah (prayer) comes when she finds bleeding. He (the Imam) said, ‘She must examine by means of the day to see if it stops before ten days. If it continued after ten days it, then is because of I