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IRSYAD FATWA EDISI KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE 210: ADAKAH SAH PUASA PADA TEMPOH BERHENTI CELAHAN DARAH NIFAS?
Is fasting valid during a break in postnatal bleeding before the blood returns?
Short answer
If postnatal bleeding stops for less than 15 days and is still within the 60-day maximum period of nifas, the break is still counted as nifas.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
If postnatal bleeding stops for less than 15 days and is still within the 60-day maximum period of nifas, the break is still counted as nifas. Fasting during that time is invalid and must be made up. If the bleeding stops for 15 days or more, the woman is considered pure from nifas even within the 60 days, so her fast is valid. Blood returning after a 15-day period of purity is ruled as menstruation.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tempoh berhenti darah yang keluar selama 15 hari atau lebih dikira suci daripada nifas walaupun masih dalam tempoh masksimum 60 nifas.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD FATWA EDISI KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE 210: ADAKAH SAH PUASA PADA TEMPOH BERHENTI CELAHAN DARAH NIFAS?”, 10 March 2023. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/5556-irsyad-fatwa-edisi-khas-ramadhan-siri-ke-210-adakah-sah-puasa-pada-tempoh-berhenti-celahan-darah-nifas. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-fasting-valid-during-nifas-break/