Bleeding and fasting during Ramadan

21-10-2001 | IslamWeb

Question:

Al salam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa Barakatu I had an abortion one week ago; by the begining of Ramadan I will be in my second week. Now I have little drops of blood, but I am praying. Shall I fast or not? Please explain, if I only have drops every now and then, not flowing blood.

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

If the abortion took place after the formation of the fetus, which means that the fetus had taken the features of a human being, and this is generally after 120 days, then the blood that comes after it is considered as postnatal bleeding. So a woman should stop performing the prayer and fasting.

However, if the abortion took place before the formation of the fetus, then the bleeding that comes after it is considered a corrupted blood, and it does not prevent a woman from fasting and performing the prayer.

Therefore, you should look at when the abortion took place, then act according to what we have mentioned above, taking into consideration your menstrual period. The flow of postnatal blood is not a condition in itself. The existence of any amount of blood in the private parts is enough, when it is in the confinement period, to prevent you from praying and fasting.

Allah knows best.