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A message on the natural blood of women

رسالة في الدماء الطبيعية للنساء

Author: محمد بن صالح بن محمد العثيمين (المتوفى: 1421هـ) (d. 1421)

About this work

هذه رسالة موجزة في بيان الدماء الطبيعية التي تصيب النساء، وهي الحيض والاستحاضة والنفاس، وأحكامها الشرعية. يوضح المؤلف معنى كل نوع وحكمته ومدته، ثم يشرح أحكام الحيض المتعلقة بالصلاة والصيام والطواف والجماع وغيرها، ثم يتناول الاستحاضة وأحكامها، والنفاس ومدته وأحكامه، ويختم ببيان حكم استعمال ما يمنع الحيض أو يجلبه أو يمنع الحمل أو يسقطه، معتمداً في ذلك على الكتاب والسنة.

Translation

This is a brief message explaining the natural bleeding that affects women, namely menstruation, istihaadah, and postpartum, and its legal rulings. The author explains the meaning of each type, its wisdom, and its duration, then explains the rulings on menstruation related to prayer, fasting, circumambulation, intercourse, and others. Then he discusses istihaadah and its rulings, post-partum bleeding, its duration, and rulings. He concludes by explaining the ruling on using something that prevents menstruation or brings it on, or prevents or aborts pregnancy, relying in this on the Qur’an and Sunnah.

Topics covered

the introduction
The first chapter is about the meaning of menstruation and its wisdom
The second trimester: the time and duration of menstruation
The age at which menstruation occurs
Duration of menstruation
Pregnant menstruation
The third trimester during menstruation emergencies
Chapter Four: The rulings on menstruation
The first is prayer
The second is fasting
The third is circumambulation of the Kaaba
The fourth is the farewell circumambulation
Fifth: staying in the mosque
Sixth: sexual intercourse
Seventh: divorce
Eighth: Considering the waiting period for divorce as menstruation
Ninth: Judgment of acquittal of the uterus
The tenth is the necessity of washing
Chapter Five: Istihaadah and its rulings
Definition of istihaadah
Conditions of istihaadah
A condition similar to one who is suffering from istihaadah
Rulings on istihaadah
Chapter Six: Postpartum and its duration
Definition of postpartum

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