In this chapter we shall explain the rules which a...

In this chapter we shall explain the rules which a mustahazah has to observe daily for her salats. The Qalilah: A woman with istihazah qalilah has to change the sanitary napkin or towel and perform wudu' for each and every salat whether it is wajib or mustahab. In this and the subsequent cases, if the sanitary napkin has not become najis, then it is not necessary to change it.

The Mutawassitah: A woman with istihazah mutawassitah has to change the sanitary napkin, perform wudu' for every salat and perform in addition a ghusl before the dawn prayer. If the medium bleeding of istihazah starts after the dawn prayer, then on that day it is wajib on the mustahazah to perform a ghusl before the noon prayer. And if it starts after the noon and afternoon prayers, then it is wajib on her to do the ghusl before the even­ing prayer.

If the medium bleeding of istihazah starts after noon prayer (and before afternoon prayer) or after evening prayer (and before night prayer), then it is wajib on her to perform the ghusl before afternoon or night prayer. In the same way, if a woman sees istihazah mutawassitah before the dawn prayer and does not per­form ghusl, then she has to do ghusl before noon prayer and repeat her dawn prayer after the ghusl.

The Kathirah: A kathirah has to change the sanitary napkin before every salat and perform three ghusls ‑ the first before dawn prayer, second before noon and afternoon prayers, and the third before evening and night prayers. It is not wajib for a woman with istihazah kathirah to per­form wudu' for every salat as the ghusl is sufficient. If a woman sees istihazah kathirah after the dawn prayer, then on that day she has to do two ghusls ‑one before noon prayer and the other before evening prayer.

If she sees istihazah kathirah after afternoon prayer, then on that day she will have to do one ghusl only before the evening prayer. If she sees istihazah kathtrah between noon and after­noon prayers or between evening and night prayers, then on that day she has to perform the ghusl before afternoon or night prayers. The mustahazah kathirah should combine the noon and afternoon prayers after the second ghusl, and also the evening and night prayers after the third ghusl.

It means that if a woman performs ghusl before noon prayer and does not combine the recitation of noon and afternoon prayers, then she will have to do a separate ghusl for afternoon prayer also. The same rule applies if she recites the evening and night prayers separately.