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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Womens Issues Made Simple Rules of Istihadha Having determined the type of istihadha, there are now different rules for the different types of blood. We have already talked about how to determine the type of istihadha blood above.

Rules for Qaleelah (Little flow) Wash the surface of the vagina Change the cotton For each prayer perform one new wudhu (ablution) All other kinds of worship where wudhu is necessary require a new wudhu as per Ihtiyat-e-Wajib, (Imam Khomeini). What this means is if a woman has made wudhu for salat and if she decides to touch the script of the Qur’an she needs to do wudhu after salat again.

📌But, As per Ayatullah Seestani it is wajib (not just ihtiyate wajib) to do wudhu again for the other acts of worship that require wudhu. Note: To prevent the blood from gushing out, let the cotton stay in vagina. If the blood comes out in the midst of the prayers it will be deemed void.

📌Further explanation: If a woman sees a little discharge of blood and as per the signs and verification she is sure its istihadha then, for performing each prayer she should wash the surface of her vagina, change the cotton and perform Wudhu. Helping Note: Let the cotton stay in vagina. Between 2 prayers examine it; if no blood is seen, renewing the Wudhu is not necessary.

Rules for Mutawassitah (Medium flow) Do the 3 steps of Qaleelah For the first prayer (recited after the woman sees blood) perform ghusl From the next day, perform ghusl for the morning prayers everyday. This is as per Imam Khomeini. Also, according to Ayatullah Seestani, if a woman performs ghusl for the afternoon prayers, she should perform ghusl the next day in the morning. In this scenario a ghusl in the morning is required too.

📌That is, if she performs first ghusl in the afternoon then she needs to perform the next ghusl in the morning, next day**.** Note: All other kinds of worship where wudhu is necessary should be done with a new wudhu as per Ihtiyat-e-Wajib, (Imam Khomeini). What this means is if a woman has made wudhu for salat and if she decides to touch the script of the Qur’an she needs to do wudhu again after salat.

As per Ayatullah Seestani its wajib to do wudhu again for the other acts of worship that require wudhu. Another important point: Ayatullah Seestani says that a woman should perform the ghusl first and then do wudhu as per Ihtiyat-e-Wajib.Whereas,Imam Khomeini says it does not matter if one performs ghusl first or wudhu.

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