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Haidh, Nifaas & Istihaazah
1,399 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Haidh, Nifaas & Istihaazah, part of Family, Women & Children. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Haidh, Nifaas & Istihaazah fatawa — page 1 of 35
- Ibn Masood15 Sep 2026
Haidh And Contraception
The contraceptive pill is effectively a hormone pill administered for 3 weeks, and a sugar pill during the fourth week of the month. It is at this…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Camperdown5 Sep 2026
Virtuous Actions to Be Done During Haidh [Menses]
السلام علیکم What are some specific adhkaar I can read on haidh? Besides adhkaar, what other ibaadaat can I do while on haidh that will be very…
Baba Abu Bakr - Ibn Masood2 Sep 2026
Reciting Quraanic Verses In Haidh
Q1) Can a woman read the Dua for unseen help (Surah 65, Ayat 2-3) while in a state of Haidh? Q2) Is there any specific number of times one should…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online30 Aug 2026
Woman in haidh waking up for tahajjud
Should a woman wake up for tahajjud during her haidh?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood18 Aug 2026
Preventing Haidh Due to Umrah
Is it permissible to take a form of medication to stop Haidh if one is travelling for Umrah, due to the unpredictable nature of circumstances and…
Mufti Ahmed Saeed - Mufti Online15 Jul 2026
Validity of the Qadha Fast kept during the fifteen day tuhr period
During the 15 days (Paak days) you keep a Qadha fast then notice spotting (marking the beginning of cycle but not the start of it) will the Qadhaa…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Jul 2026
Woman in haidh entering into ihraam and delaying the umrah
I'm currently in Madinah and my period started last night (Friday). My period lasts for 10 ten days. That has always been my habit. We leave for…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Jul 2026
Woman listening to the Quraan while menstruating
Can a woman listen to the Quraan while menstruating?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Jul 2026
Ruling when a woman bleeds before a complete 15 day clean period from her last haidh
My wife has the following questions and I would greatly appreciate if you could assist me with a response. 1. With regards to haidh, if bleeding…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood29 Jun 2026
Issuing Talaaq During Haidh
A husband and wife came to an agreement after a year of separation that he would issue Talaaq on the 12/06. Her Haidh is usually due around…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - MUBZ17 Jun 2026
Ḥayd Query – Ṭuhr Tām Fāsid
For the past few months, I have been spotting only once, then it stops *completely*. I don’t know when it will return. Sometimes it returns after a…
- MUBZ17 Jun 2026
Two Types of Istiḥāḍah and Ṣalāh
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته For a woman on istihadha, is her salah valid if it carries into the next salah period? For example, if a woman wakes…
- Ibn Masood11 Jun 2026
Tuhur During Haidh
If a lady’s habit is seven days, but she is usually clean on the fourth or fifth day and thereafter, Haidh resumes until the completion of the seven…
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Ibn Masood10 Jun 2026
Haidh Masaa’il
Q1. If blood or a coloured discharge does not exit the private area but is visible when a tissue is used to wipe the inside of the private area, is…
Mufti Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood11 May 2026
Haa’idha Writing Quraanic Aayaah
What is the ruling regarding writing the Name of Allah Ta’ala or Quraanic Aayaah and Ahadeeth when in the state of Haidh?
Mufti Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood10 May 2026
Intimacy During Haidh
During Haidh, can the husband stimulate/touch the covered area (navel to knee) of his wife?
Mufti Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood4 May 2026
Days of Haidh
Please assist in calculating the following Haidh period: Clean period was from 2nd March to 20th March Haidh was from 20th March to 30th March Clean…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood14 Apr 2026
Irregular Habit
In the following Haidh pattern, how will the habit be established? 10/01 @ 10.15am to 16/01 @ 7.10pm 21/01 @ 10.15am to 2/02 @ 11.20am 23/02 @…
Mufti Abdur Rahman Abdur Razak - Mufti Online12 Apr 2026
Old woman experiencing haidh
A lady of 54 years and 7 months is still getting her haidh. But now instead of 17-18 day she gets it in 30-35 days. What is the ruling? Does the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Apr 2026
Calculating haidh from the time of the first discharge
A woman was fasting and at Zuhr time she notices discharge. The discharge does look clear but it's more inclined to brownish colour. So she doesn't…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville1 Apr 2026
Listening To Dhor During Haidh
Can a woman in Haidh listen to her son who is doing Dhor for Hifdh?
- Azaadville31 Mar 2026
Teaching Quraan-e-Majeed During Haidh
Can a woman in Haidh read the words of Quraan-e-Kareem for her son who is learning his Sabaq?
- Ibn Masood11 Mar 2026
Entering Masjidul Aqsa In A State Of Haidh
I would like clarification regarding the ruling of women entering Masjid al-Aqsa while in a state of Haidh. It is understood that Masjid al-Aqsa…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood9 Mar 2026
Haidh
A woman’s Haidh stopped and she experienced a clear discharge. However, still within the 10-day maximum period, she saw a brown discharge which she…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Jamiat KZN26 Feb 2026
Intimate Relations If Haidh Terminated Before The Regular Habit
If the habit of a woman is 8 days, but she stops bleeding after 6 days, is she allowed to resume relations with her husband after having a bath, or…
- Mufti Online7 Feb 2026
Woman in haidh or nifaas touching the pages of dua kitaabs
A woman is in haidh/nifaas and wishes to read Munaajaate maqbool/40 durood and salaam. In the munaajaate maqbool on one side is Arabic and 1 side…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Jan 2026
Iddat of a Shaafi woman who does not experience haidh
I have a query about the giving of property. About 2 years ago, we came to know that my father had taken a second wife, in secret. This nikah had…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Jan 2026
Qadha salaah of a pregnant woman who thought her bleeding was haidh
My haidh was delayed by 7 days - I bled on the 8th for one day - and since then there has been no bleeding and discharge is clear - it's a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Dec 2025
Haidh commencing from the first sight of blood
Do women need to repeat the prayers prayed in between blood? If on Tuesday 3pm she sees some slight red spots, and then clear for the rest of the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Dec 2025
Getting haidh during a salaah time
Isha began around 5:40pm today and I started my period around 7:45pm. I hadn’t prayed Isha yet as sometimes I just want to delay it. Do I have to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown16 Dec 2025
Bleeding After a 3-Week Miscarriage
A lady recently had a miscarriage of a fetus that was 3 weeks old. Will the blood that she is seeing now be considered nifās?
Rukunuddin Bin Jahangir - Ibn Masood8 Dec 2025
Conjugal Relations During Istihaadha
Is sexual intercourse permitted during Istihaadha (irregular bleeding)?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville26 Nov 2025
Intimate Relations If Haidh Terminated Before The Regular Habit
If the habit of a woman is 8 days, but she stops bleeding after 6 days, is she allowed to resume relations with her husband after having a bath, or…
- Mufti Online22 Nov 2025
Woman making qadha of a nafl fast broken due to haidh
If a woman kept a nafl fast and her haidh came during the day, will she have to make qadha of that fast?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown11 Nov 2025
Post-Natal Bleeding Post Forty Days
A lady gave birth and her spotting continued over forty days. When will she resume her prayers and when will she stop and consider it to be menses?…
Rukunuddin Bin Jahangir - Mufti Online10 Nov 2025
Writing Durood Shareef in the state of haidh
Can a woman in haidh write Durood Shareef in the books provided to write, as it has the name of Allah in Arabic and I would end up touching the word…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood5 Nov 2025
Days Of Haidh
My Haidh occured from 30th Sep (10:30am) to 5th Oct (7:30pm). The clean period before this Haidh was 29 days. Last Wednesday (22 Oct at 4:30pm), I…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood8 Oct 2025
Ascertaining One’s Haidh Habit
A lady has recently accepted Islam and has no past record of her Haidh habit. Please advise.
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ask Imaam29 Sep 2025
I heard that it is not obligatory for a Muslim woman to perform her prayers at the Mosque. Does this include Jumuah (Friday) prayers?
A male should perform his Salaat with Jamaat in the Masjid. Salaat with Jamaat in the Masjid is 25 times superior than Salaat performed at home. The…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Mufti Online7 Sep 2025
Woman in the state of haidh touching the Quraan Shareef with gloves
Is it permissible for a lady in the condition of haidh to touch the Quraan Shareef while wearing gloves? Can she recite the Quraan Shareef in the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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