Purity: Ruling on Extended Bleeding Due to Contraceptives After Regular Menstruation

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Purity: Ruling on Extended Bleeding Due to Contraceptives After Regular Menstruation

English:

Question #220:

A woman who has had regular monthly periods of seven days, for example, has a discharge for twelve days as a result of using a contraceptive device. Is the discharge after the seventh day to be considered menstruation, or is it istiḥāḍah?

Answer #220:

If the bleeding does not stop after the tenth day, the blood on the days of the regular monthly period is ruled as menses, and the remaining days of bleeding as istiḥāḍah.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Rules Pertaining to Women