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IRSYAD HUKUM KE-411: HUKUM SOLAT BAGI WANITA YANG KELUAR DARAH DAN AIR KETUBAN SEBELUM BERSALIN
Must a woman who passes blood-streaked mucus before giving birth pray and perform the obligatory bath?
Short answer
According to the sound view in the Shafi'i school, blood that appears before childbirth because of labour pain is corrupt blood (fasad), not menstrual or postnatal blood.
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 (Umum)
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
According to the sound view in the Shafi'i school, blood that appears before childbirth because of labour pain is corrupt blood (fasad), not menstrual or postnatal blood. Its ruling is the same as that of a woman with istihadhah, so she must cleanse herself of impurity, perform ablution and pray as usual. If the blood continues from a preceding menstruation and meets the conditions of menstruation, it is treated as menstrual blood.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justeru, di sisi mazhab Syafie hukum darah yang keluar sebelum bersalin ialah darah fasad (rosak) dan bukannya darah haid atau darah nifas.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KE-411: HUKUM SOLAT BAGI WANITA YANG KELUAR DARAH DAN AIR KETUBAN SEBELUM BERSALIN”, 10 February 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4154-irsyad-al-fatwa-ke-411-hukum-solat-bagi-wanita-yang-keluar-darah-dan-air-ketuban-sebelum-bersalin. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-prayer-woman-bleeding-before-childbirth/