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The library behind Nisaa’s in-app guidance, free to read. Each answer sets out the position of the schools and the evidence it rests on, rather than handing you a single sentence and asking you to trust it.
Hayd and purity
What is considered Hayd (menstruation)?
How hayd is recognised, and the minimum and maximum duration each school allows.
Read the answerWhen can I consider my menstruation (Hayd) to be over?
The two signs of tuhr, and which one to rely on when they disagree.
Read the answerAre the yellowish and brownish discharges (Sufrah and Kudrah) part of Hayd?
Whether sufrah and kudrah count as hayd, and how the timing changes the answer.
Read the answerIs irregular bleeding (Istihadah) considered like Hayd?
Why istihadah does not stop worship, and the three cases used to identify it.
Read the answerHow Do I Perform Ghusl After My Period (Hayd) Ends?
The steps of ghusl once hayd ends, and whether braided hair needs to be undone first.
Read the answerPrayer and worship
What is not allowed during Hayd?
What is suspended during hayd, and what is simply made up later.
Read the answerWhat acts of worship can I do to stay close to Allah during my menstruations?
Salah is lifted, not your connection. What remains open to you during hayd.
Read the answerIs it allowed to recite the Quran during Hayd (without touching the Mushaf)?
The positions on recitation without touching the mushaf, and what all agree on.
Read the answerIs it allowed to enter and stay in mosques during Hayd?
A long-standing disagreement, and the evidence used on both sides.
Read the answerWhich Salah should I perform the day my period ends?
If purity arrives inside Asr or Isha, is the earlier prayer owed as well?
Read the answerIf my period starts after a prayer's time begins but before I have a chance to perform it, should I make it up?
The prayer time entered, then your period started. Is that prayer owed?
Read the answerCan I touch the Mushaf (Qur'an) during my period?
The barrier exception, the Maliki concession for teachers, and what changes on a phone screen.
Read the answerDoes my period starting during Hajj mean I have to abandon it?
What continues as normal, what waits for Tawaf al-Ifadah, and what happens if she cannot delay her flight home.
Read the answerCan a menstruating woman perform tawaf during Hajj or Umrah?
The one rite hayd actually stops during Hajj or Umrah, and what changes when travel cannot wait.
Read the answerDoes my period starting during Umrah mean I have to leave it unfinished?
What waits for purity, and what happens to an interrupted Umrah when a flight home cannot be delayed.
Read the answerCan I Recite Qur'an While I Am in a State of Janabah?
The hadith of 'Ali on reciting Qur'an in Janabah, and why hayd's leniency does not carry over.
Read the answerIs It Allowed to Enter or Stay in a Mosque During Janabah?
The ayah behind the ruling on entering a mosque during Janabah, and the concession that travels with a genuine need.
Read the answerCan I Touch the Mushaf (Qur'an) While I Am in a State of Janabah?
Why Ghusl, not Wudu, is what lifts this restriction, and why hayd's teaching concession does not carry over.
Read the answerCan I Pray During Istihadah (Irregular Bleeding)?
The wudu-and-pad routine istihadah asks for, and how the Hanafi school differs on what breaks it.
Read the answerCan I Pray During Hayd (My Period)?
Why prayer stops during hayd by agreement of the four schools, and why missed prayers are never made up.
Read the answerCan I Pray While I Am in a State of Janabah?
Prayer stops the moment Janabah occurs, and resumes the moment Ghusl is complete.
Read the answerIs It Allowed to Enter or Stay in a Mosque During Istihadah (Irregular Bleeding)?
Why istihadah does not close the mosque to her, and the hadith of a Companion who stayed in one for days while bleeding.
Read the answerCan I Touch the Mushaf (Qur'an) During Istihadah (Irregular Bleeding)?
Why istihadah does not close the Mushaf to her, and the wudu routine that opens it.
Read the answerCan I Recite Qur'an During Istihadah (Irregular Bleeding)?
Why the hayd and Janabah debate over recitation never reaches istihadah, and why it is lighter than touching the Mushaf.
Read the answerCan I Perform Tawaf During Istihadah (Irregular Bleeding)?
Why istihadah does not close tawaf the way hayd and nifas do, and the routine that opens it.
Read the answerCan I Perform Tawaf While I Am in a State of Janabah?
Where the four madhabs differ on tawaf during Janabah, and why it lifts the moment Ghusl is done.
Read the answerWhat happens if my period starts while I'm traveling?
The fast's overlap with the traveller's own concession, and tayammum when water for Ghusl is out of reach.
Read the answerCan a menstruating woman perform Sa'i during Hajj or Umrah?
Why Sa'i doesn't share tawaf's purity requirement, and why it still waits its turn.
Read the answerRamadan and fasting
Should I continue fasting in Ramadan if my period comes during the day before Maghreb?
Bleeding starts before Maghrib. The fast breaks, and the day is made up.
Read the answerShould I fast if my menses end during the day?
Purity arrives after Fajr. Can that day still count as a fast?
Read the answerDo I need to make up the fasts that I missed because of my menses?
The fasts are owed, the prayers are not. The hadith behind the distinction.
Read the answerWhat if the next Ramadan comes and did not fast back the days from the previous ramadan?
What is owed when qada is delayed past the next Ramadan, and when fidya applies.
Read the answerWhen should I make up the missed fasts?
Consecutive or spread out, and the deadline the majority set.
Read the answerCan I Fast While I Am in a State of Janabah?
The hadith of 'Aishah and Umm Salamah on Janabah at Fajr, and why it differs from the rule for bleeding.
Read the answerCan I Fast During Istihadah (Irregular Bleeding)?
Why istihadah does not stop the fast, and what stays specific to her prayer instead.
Read the answerCan I Fast During Hayd (My Period)?
Why every madhab agrees fasting is invalid during hayd, and why istihadah and Janabah are not treated the same way.
Read the answerDoes my period starting during i'tikaf mean I have to end it?
Why hayd ends her stay in the mosque, and how the four schools differ on resuming i'tikaf or making up the days.
Read the answerDoes Spotting From a Period Delay Pill Break Your Fast in Ramadan?
Why spotting on a delay pill can be hayd or nothing at all, and how the difference is decided.
Read the answerIf My Period Ends Before Fajr but Ghusl Waits Until After, Is My Fast Valid?
Why your fast still counts when ghusl waits until after Fajr, and how that differs from purity arriving mid-day.
Read the answerMarriage and ghusl
What intimacies with the husband are allowed and what is forbidden during period?
What is permitted and what is forbidden between spouses during hayd.
Read the answerWhen Hayd is over, can women have sexual intercourse with their husband before making Ghusl?
Bleeding has stopped but ghusl has not been made. What the verse requires.
Read the answerWhat is Janabah (impurity following sexual activity) and when should I make Ghusl?
What causes janabah, when ghusl becomes obligatory, and how it is performed.
Read the answerNifas
What is Nifas (postpartum bleeding) and how long does it last?
Forty days or sixty, what happens beyond it, and how the Malikis count.
Read the answerAre the rulings of Nifas similar to those of Hayd?
Where nifas follows hayd exactly, and the one place the two part company.
Read the answerCan I fast during Nifas (postpartum bleeding)?
Whether nifas suspends fasting like hayd does, and what happens once it passes the recognised maximum.
Read the answerCan I Pray During Nifas (Postpartum Bleeding)?
Suspended exactly as in hayd, what happens the day purity returns, and what changes past the recognised maximum.
Read the answerCan I Touch the Mushaf (Qur'an) During Nifas (Postpartum Bleeding)?
Why nifas follows hayd's ruling on touching the Mushaf, and what changes once bleeding passes the recognised maximum.
Read the answerIs It Allowed to Enter or Stay in a Mosque During Nifas (Postpartum Bleeding)?
Why nifas follows hayd's ruling on the mosque, and what still reaches her while it lasts.
Read the answerCan I Perform Tawaf During Nifas (Postpartum Bleeding)?
Whether nifas stops tawaf the way hayd does, and what changes once it passes the recognised maximum.
Read the answerCan I Recite Qur'an During Nifas (Postpartum Bleeding)?
Whether nifas stops recitation the way hayd does, and why Malik and Ibn Taymiyyah permit it for the same reason.
Read the answerBody and symptoms
Why am I exhausted the week before my period?
What the late luteal phase does to your energy, and when to raise it with a clinician.
Read the answerWhat is the best period tracker for Muslim women?
What actually matters when picking one: hayd vs istihadah, a running qada count, and who sees your data.
Read the answerWhy do I have more discharge before my period?
What progesterone does to your discharge before your period, and when it's worth seeing a doctor instead.
Read the answerWhy do I get headaches before my period?
Why the oestrogen drop before your period can trigger headaches and migraine, and when it's worth seeing a doctor.
Read the answerWhy do I get acne before my period?
Why breakouts follow a predictable monthly pattern, and what actually helps.
Read the answerWhy do I get mood swings before my period?
What the premenstrual hormone drop does to mood, and when it's worth naming as PMDD.
Read the answerWhat is the best period tracker for Ramadan?
What matters specifically in Ramadan: timestamping bleeding, telling hayd from istihadah, and an accurate qada count.
Read the answerWhat is the best period tracker for privacy?
Two FTC cases against trackers that sold health data, an independent privacy review, and what to check before you trust one.
Read the answerWhy am I spotting before my period?
What a dip in progesterone before your period can cause, and when spotting is worth a doctor's visit.
Read the answerWhy do my breasts hurt before my period?
Why breast tenderness follows a predictable monthly pattern, and which changes are worth a doctor's visit.
Read the answerHow do period delay pills work for Ramadan or Umrah?
How the pill works, its side effects and clot risk, and what spotting on it means for your fast.
Read the answerWhat is the best Flo alternative for Muslim women?
What to check before switching off Flo, and how three real alternatives compare on privacy and religious accuracy.
Read the answerWhy is my period late?
What usually delays a period once pregnancy is ruled out, and when it's worth seeing a doctor.
Read the answerHow long should a period cycle be?
The real range is wider than the 28 day average you always hear, and consistency matters more than hitting one number.
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