For children, - Stories of Prophets of Islam, To bring a fool to his senses(Story of Prophet Isa (as))

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Prophet Isa (Jesus, peace upon him) was once seen running away from a man. People were surprised to see him running away. Prophet Isa (Jesus, peace upon him) did not run away from anything or anybody. He was known for his goodness, humbleness and friendliness.
They asked him: "Isa, spirit of Allah, why are you running away from that man?"
Prophet Isa (Jesus, peace upon him) replied: "I am running away from a fool."
People were still more surprised, they knew that Isa (Jesus, peace upon him) was a prophet. He had cured the sick. He had even brought the dead to life. So they said: "But Isa, spirit of Allah, you have power to bring dead to life."
Prophet Isa (Jesus, peace upon him) smiled and said: "True, I have brought dead to life. But I find it difficult to bring a fool to his senses."

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Menstruation and Post-Natal bleeding, - Dought& clear, - * She gets yellowish and brownish discharge before and during her period, and that may last all month

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I am not married and my period comes regularly every month. But my problem is that it starts off yellow, tinged with beige and brown, and sometimes goes on for three or four days with pain in the lower abdomen, intense agitation and bad mood. Then it becomes black for one or two days at the most, then red blood comes for between five and seven days, then it goes back to a brown colour, then yellow, then after one or two days of the yellow discharge, sometimes there is a white discharge, the sign of purity (end of the period), or sometimes the yellow discharge continues until the next period, i.e., it lasts for a month.
My question is: when should I pray and when should I stop praying? When should I fast and when should I not fast?
Praise be to Allah.
Firstly:
The yellowish or brownish discharge that precedes the blood is not regarded as the menses; the same applies to that which comes after seeing the white discharge (that signals the end of the period), because Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: “We used not to regard the yellowish brownish discharge after the white discharge (that signals the end of the period) as being of any significance.”
Narrated by Abu Dawood, 307; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani inIrwa’ al-Ghaleel, 199
With regard to yellowish and brownish discharge that comes after the bleeding and before the white discharge (that signals the end of the period), this is regarded as menses, because of the report narrated by Maalik inal-Muwatta’, 130, from Umm Salamah, according to which she said: The women used to send to ‘Aa’ishah, the Mother of the Believers, small vessels containing the pieces of cotton on which there were yellowish traces from the menstrual blood, and they would ask her about praying, and she would say to them: Do not be hasty until you see the white discharge, referring to that which signals the end of the period.
This was also narrated by al-Bukhaari in a mu‘allaq report (Kitaab al-Hayd, Baab iqbaal al-Maheed wa idbaarihi; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani inIrwa’ al-Ghaleel, 198
Based on that, the yellowish or brownish discharge that lasts for three or four days before the bleeding starts is not regarded as menses, and you should not stop praying or fasting at that time.
The black blood and the red blood that comes after it, and the yellowish discharge, are menses, until you see the white discharge or complete dryness.
If you see the white discharge or complete dryness, any discharge after that, yellowish or brownish, is not regarded as menses.
Please see questions no. 171945, 157020and 82507
Secondly:
If the red blood continues, or the yellowish or brownish discharge that come after it, before the white discharge or complete dryness appear – if that goes on for longer than fifteen days, then you aremustahaadah(i.e., experiencingistihaadahor irregular, non-menstrual bleeding), according to the majority of scholars. Some scholars say that istihaadah cannot be proven unless that continues for the entire month or for the entire month apart from two or three days. This is the view favoured by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah and those who followed him and those who do not think there is any maximum length for the menses, and their view is closer to the apparent meaning of the evidence.
If it becomes clear that you are experiencing istihaadah, then in the following months you should act in accordance with your cycle as it was in the past. So you should stop praying and so on for the duration of bleeding, until the appearance of the white discharge (signalling the end of the period) that you mentioned in your question, then you should do ghusl. For example, if your period, before experiencing istihaadah, used to last for ten days, then you should do ghusl after the tenth day, and do wudoo’ at the time of each prayer.
A woman who did not have a regular cycle before experiencing istihaadah should base her actions on differentiating between different kinds of bleeding.
Our advice to you is to consult a specialist doctor for treatment of these ongoing discharges.
And Allah knows best.

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Menstruation and Post-Natal bleeding, - Dought& clear, - * She is asking how she can teach her mother and sister about the rulings on tahaarah (purification)

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My question is about my little sister. When her menstruations start, should I be the one to tell her about ghusl and stuff (cause Im pretty sure that my mom doesn't know about that stuff ...)? And should I explain that stuff to my mom also? It would be really akward cause I'm the child and she is the mom..
How could I talk them about it?
Also I want to ask: If someones menstruations haven't started yet, but she's having vaginal discharge, should she do ghusl? Because she would have to do it many times a day because of it.
Praise be to Allah.
Firstly:
There is no doubt that teaching children what they need to know about their religion comes under the heading of obligatory education and care that Islam has enjoined upon parents towards their children. Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):“O you who believe! Ward off from yourselves and your families a Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones” [at-Tahreem 66:6].
Mujaahid (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Fear Allah, and advise your families to fear Allah.
Qataadah said: He should instruct them to obey Allah and tell them not to disobey Allah, and he should discipline them in accordance with the teachings of Islam, and he should enjoin them to follow the teachings of Islam and help them to do so. If you see any act of disobedience towards Allah, then you should make them stop it and rebuke them for it.
Something similar was stated by ad-Dahhaak and Muqaatil: It is the Muslim’s duty to teach his household, both his family members and his servants, what Allah has enjoined upon them and what Allah has forbidden to them.
Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 8/167
The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock. The ruler of the people is a shepherd and is responsible for his flock. A man is the shepherd of his household and is responsible for his flock. A woman is the shepherd of her husband’s house and children and is responsible for her flock.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (853) and Muslim (1829).
He (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) also said: “Your child has a right over you.” Narrated by Muslim (1159).
An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: ash-Shaafa‘i and his companions (may Allah have mercy on them) said: Fathers and mothers are obliged to teach their children that which will be obligatory upon them when they reach puberty. So the parent or guardian should teach them how to purify themselves, how to pray and fast, and so on; they should teach them that fornication and adultery, homosexuality, stealing, consuming intoxicants, lying, backbiting and so on are all haraam; they should teach them that once they reach puberty, they will become accountable, and they should teach them how to recognize when they have reached that stage.
End quote fromal-Majmoo‘. 1/26; see alsoal-Majmoo‘, 3/11
Secondly:
If your mother does not know the rulings connected to reaching puberty, as often happens in places that are far away from knowledge and scholars, such as desert regions, Western countries, and so on, then the mission of teaching and calling people to Allah must be undertaken by whoever in the family has that knowledge, whether that is a boy or girl, the closest, then the next closest.
So long as you have some knowledge of the Islamic rulings that are needed, and you know that your sister is about to reach puberty, then you must teach her what she needs to know of these rulings, and you should choose the best and most appropriate way of doing so.
In fact, we think that your teaching her may be more beneficial and easier than the mother teaching her, because of your closeness in age and because you will understand one another easily.
Then you should also teach your mother what she needs to know of religious rulings that you think she does not know.
You can also seek help in doing that, along with direct teaching, by telling your mother about beneficial Islamic media channels, such as trustworthy educational websites and good Islamic satellite channels that follow the way of Ahl as-Sunnah, if there is something that will benefit your family in a language that they know.
There is no need for any shyness or the like in any of these matters. There are still people who do not know many rulings that they need to know, and the one who knows them is obliged to help them to learn them, whether they are young or old.
It was narrated from Zaynab, the daughter of Umm Salamah who said: Umm Sulaym came to the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, Allah is not too shy to tell the truth. Does a woman have to do ghusl if she has an erotic dream?...
Narrated by al-Bukhaari (130) and Muslim (313).
An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
She only said that as an apology before asking her question, for which there was a need, because it was something that women usually feel shy to ask about and mention in the presence of men.
This shows us that it is appropriate for the one who has a question to ask about it, and not to refrain from asking out of shyness. That is not really shyness, because all shyness is good and shyness does not lead to anything but good, but refraining from asking in this case is not good, rather it is bad, so how can it be shyness? … ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: How good were the women of the Ansaar; shyness did not prevent them from understanding matters of their religion. And Allah knows best.
End quote fromSharh Muslim.
Thirdly:
The vaginal secretions that come from women several times every day do not require ghusl; rather ghusl is only required in the case of janaabah (impurity following sexual activity) or when a woman becomes pure following her menses.
And Allah knows best.

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Menstruation and Post-Natal bleeding, - Dought& clear, - * With regard to menses, is it the period pain or the bleeding that counts as the signal to stop praying and fasting?

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My wife is asking whether a woman is obliged to fast when she feels any of the signs of menses, such as dizziness, feeling sick, and pain in the abdomen, and even seeing blood by inserting a piece of cotton into the vagina, but no blood is coming out; rather she feels all of the symptoms for two or three days, then the bleeding starts.
Praise be to Allah.
Firstly:
What counts in order to determine whether a woman is menstruating or not is the appearance of blood. If bleeding occurs and the characteristics of the blood match those of menstrual bleeding, namely that it is dark, thick and has an odour, then in this case the woman is deemed to be menstruating.
But if the woman feels some of the precursors of menstruation, such as pain, dizziness or feeling sick, but no bleeding occurs with that, then she is not menstruating and in that case she has to continue praying and fasting.
Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: I am a young woman in my 20s. Sometimes period pains come to me during Ramadan before Zuhr prayer, and it gets so bad that I cannot stand up to pray, and even if I sit down I cannot pray, but the period does not begin until five minutes before the adhaan of Maghrib. Please note that I continue fasting all day long. Is it permissible for me to make up that day or am I regarded as having fasted it?
He (may Allah have mercy on him) replied:
If the period begins and blood comes out before the sun sets, then you should regard yourself as not having fasted, and you have to make up that day. With regard to the pains that occur before that, they do not invalidate the fast. The pain that signals the approach of bleeding does not invalidate the fast. If that pain continues but nothing comes out until the sun has set, then the fast is valid and you do not have to make up that day. But if that blood comes out before sunset, even if it is only five minutes before, then that day’s fast is invalidated and you have to make it up. This is the shar‘i ruling as far as we know.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: There is a woman whose period began shortly after sunset; is her fast valid?
He (may Allah have mercy on him) replied:
This woman’s fast is valid, even if she felt the symptoms of menses before sunset, such as pain and cramping, but she did not see anything come out until after sunset. So her fast is valid, because what invalidates the fast is the appearance of menstrual blood before sunset, not just feeling it – i.e., the blood must actually come out. And Allah knows best.
End quote fromMajmoo‘ Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen(19/270)
Secondly:
With regard to a woman inserting a piece of cotton or cloth into the place from which the blood comes out, if she does that before the menstrual bleeding appears – as is the case in the question – then that is not prescribed, because there is no report to that effect from the women of the Sahaabah (may Allah be pleased with them), and because it is a kind of obstinacy, which is blameworthy.
But if that is done to check whether the period has ended, and the aim is to ascertain whether tuhr (colourless discharge signalling the end of menses) has occurred or whether the bleeding has stopped, then there is nothing wrong with this. The women used to send to ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) a vessel containing pieces of cloth on which there was a yellowish discharge, and she would say: Do not be hasty until you see the white discharge.
Narrated by al-Bukhaari inChapter on the Beginning and End of Menses
Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said: With regard to the words “Chapter on the Beginning and End of Menses”, the scholars are agreed that the beginning of menses is known from the onset of bleeding at a time when it is possible for menses to occur. But they differed concerning the end of it. It was said that it is known when the bleeding dries up, which is when a piece of cloth inserted into the vagina comes out dry. And it was said that it is known from the white discharge. This is the view towards which the author is inclined, as we shall clarify below.
End quote fromFath al-Baari(1/420)
And Allah knows best.

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