Women's Issues

Vaginal discharge

Q: If a thick material (ratoobat) of white colour is released at an irregular intervals from the woman's vagina and on drying leaves a light brown brown spot. Does its release break wudu or not?

Does it make clothes napaak?

Is it istihaza? Because it is after haidh and after release of light Brown thick material which lasts for 9 or 10 or more days after haidh.

If thick material (ratoobat) of light brown colour is released at irregular intervals from woman's vagina after the 10 days of haidh and also leaves coloured spot on drying, is it istihaza or not?

It breaks wudu or not?

It makes clothes napaak or not?

After istihaza taking ghusul(bath) is compulsory or not?

Yellow discharge

Q: I just needed to ask two questions regarding haidh:

1. Is yellow discharge at the ending of haidh regarded haidh or istihadha?

2. What if the is slight sign of blood but most is yellow?

Iddat after khula

Q: I am about to get khula from my husband. We have been living separate for the past two years and we havn't met for the last six months. How many days of iddah is applied on me? I am a working woman, do I need to quit my job?

Irregular bleeding

Q: How should a woman determine when to start praying after her menses? For example, if she has discharge for 3 days only so should she start praying after 3 days or she has to wait up to 6 or 7 days. What should she do if she thinks she has finished her menses and starts praying and then later she sees more blood or a brown discharge?

Iddat

Q: I want to ask question about iddat. My sisters husband passed away and she is on iddat.I want to know about the rules of iddat, what to do and what not. Here all are saying to be inside her house without meeting anyone and should cover mirrors and wear only white clothes. She has 3 children who go to school and others have to be there to take up her duty on her children. Please clarify my doubts.