Fathwa, - Gender of the newborn isirrelevant to the signs of purity

Question
Is the post-partum period when the newborn is a male the same as when
it is a female?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad
, is His Slave and Messenger.
Scholars stated that thereare two signs, either of which indicates the
end of menstruation or post-partum bleeding:
1- Cessation of blood: this means that when a woman wipes her
vaginawith a piece of cotton or white cloth, she does not find any
trace of blood.
2- Emission of white discharge which marks the end of
menstruation or post-partum bleeding. It is the strongest evidence
with which a woman realizes that she has become pure. It is narrated
that women used to send pieces of cotton with yellowish traces to
'Aa'ishah andshe would say to them: " Do not hasten until you see the
white discharge,"meaning purification from menstruation. " [Maalik]
These are the two signs of purification regardlesswhether the newborn
is male or female. This ruling is general and the scholars did not
provide a different ruling in this respect.
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