Assalamualaikum,
Could you please answer the following regarding Haidh. The dates are as below- which dates are regarded as Haidh and which are Istihaadhah?
15/05/05 – 23/05/05
9 days period
16 days purity
9/06/05 – 14/06/05
6 days period
11 days purity
26/06/05 – 05/07/05
10 days period
JAZAKALLAH
Answer:
The period of the last ten days which is from the 26th of June to the 5th of July is not Haidh but is Istihaadhah. If there is a continuous flow of blood from the 26th of June then Haidh will be from the 9th of July upto the 14th of July while the remaining days will be of Istihaadhah. If the blood stops on the 5th of July then fifteen days after the 14th of June, i.e. after the 29th of June if blood flows continuously for any three days consecutive days then these days will be of Haidh.
In order for the days to be classified as Haidh this principle rule should be borne in mind that at least fifteen days must pass between two Haidh periods and there should be a flow of blood for three consecutive days. The maximum duration of Haidh is ten days.
And Allah Ta’ala knows best
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf
Darul Iftaa
Jameah Mahmoodiyah
Springs
19 July 2005
12 Jumaadul Ukhraa 1426