Question:For a woman with a regular or temporary menstrual cycle who observes bleeding during her usual days, then the blood stops for one day and returns, stopping on the tenth day or earlier, what is the ruling on the blood that occurs outside her usual period?

Answer:In the name of Allah, if the total number of days of both bleeding periods does not exceed ten, all of it is considered menstruation. If it exceeds ten days in total, then the first portion of blood is considered menstruation as long as it is not less than three days. Allah knows best.

Question:After my wife’s menstrual cycle, which occurs at the beginning of each month and lasts seven days, can she start praying on the eighth day, or must she wait until the tenth day, given that no blood remains after the seven days?

Answer:In the name of Allah, in the case mentioned, she must perform Ghusl after the seventh day and begin her duties that require ritual purity. Allah knows best.

Question:Is it permissible for us to eat from food offered as a vow (nadhar) during the menstrual period?

Answer:In the name of Allah, if the person making the vow did not stipulate that the eater must be in a state of purity, then it is permissible. Allah knows best.

Question:What is the age of menopause for women?

Answer:In the name of Allah, it is the age after which menstrual blood no longer appears in a woman. For a woman of Qurayshi descent, it is sixty years, and for others, it is fifty years. Allah knows best.

Question:If the menstrual blood stops and is less than three days due to an external factor, such as taking pills, while all other conditions are met, is it considered menstruation or not?

Answer:In the name of Allah, know, my son, that one of the conditions for menstruation is that it should not be less than three days. However, if the pills have affected it and the blood lightens, becomes yellow, or stops but lasts for the full three days, it is still considered menstruation and all its rulings apply. Allah knows best.

Question:Is it permissible for a woman to cook during mourning ceremonies and on the martyrdom anniversaries of the Imams (peace be upon them) while she is on her menstrual period?

Answer:In the name of Allah, it is permissible for her to do so. Allah knows best.

Question:Is it permissible to dye my hair during my menstrual period? What is the ruling if I dyed it on the fifth day when there was still a little bit of blood?

Answer:In the name of Allah, there is no objection to that. Allah knows best.

Question:In the name of Allah, be informed my son that washing means moving the water on the area to be washed. If the water is poured on the middle of the face and then the hand is raised higher than the area on which the water is poured then it is lowered, the process of washing the face from the hairline is not accomplished. The order of washing is from top to bottom; the top of the face must be washed before washing the bottom. If a person has a forehead equal in height in regards to the hairline such that the hairline from the right side is not higher than that of the middle or the left side, then in such a case, the person is free to start washing from any point of the hairline whether the right side, left or middle. If the middle of the forehead is higher, as in most people, then the middle of the forehead must be washed first, which is higher than other sides. Allah knows best.

Answer:In the name of Allah, as in the question, intercourse is not permissible, because the maximum period of menstruation is ten days. All that a woman sees of blood during the ten days is menstruation. All believing husbands and my daughters know that menstruation is not a continuous flow of blood like water in a tube, but usually appears as drops which may have intervals between one drop and the other. If the woman is assured that it has stopped, she must pray, but if some bleeding occurs before the completion of the ten days, she is still menstruating. Allah knows best.

Question:In the name of Allah, the Istibraa is required. If man or woman does not do it and a wet substance comes out whether a urine or not then his ablution becomes invalid. Allah knows best.

Answer:In the name of Allah, the recitation is allowed except for the Azaiem Surahs (the four Surahs which demand prostration "Sujood"). Yet it has to be performed without touching the letters or symbols of the Quran and there is no problem also in carrying the Quran and touching other than what is mentioned above. Allah knows best.

Question:During menstruation, are the clothes worn by a woman religiously impure or not? If not, can it be worn again without washing and religiously purified?

Answer:In the name of Allah, the clothes are pure, unless they are stained with impure substances. Allah knows best.