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Introduction
All praise is due to Allah, we praise Him, seek His help and forgiveness. We
return to Him alone in repentance, and we seek refuge in Allah from the evil of
ourselves and from our wrong deeds. Whosoever Allah guides there is none who
can misguide, and whosoever Allah misguides there is none who can guide. I bear
witness that there is no god worthy of being worshipped except Allah Who is free
from any partners or associates. I bear witness that Muhammad is the true slave
and messenger of Allah (SW
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), may the Salah
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of Allah be upon him.
It is common that there are three types of menses among women:
1) Menstrual Period,
2)Istihadah: bleeding from the womb between women periods, and
3) Nifass (post-delivery).
The explanations of these matters in accordance with the evidences from Qur'an
and Sunnah is very important and beneficial, because:
a) the Qur'an and Sunnah represent the only sources for all of the Decrees of
Allah.
b) in referring to these sources one achieves a state of peace, comfort and
relaxation as well as relief for having the requirements of worship (in this case
purification from menses) made known.
c) any other reference lacks the quality of perfection of the proofs of the Qur'an
and Sunnah.
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SW: Subhanahu Wa Ta'aala, Most Glorified and Most High is He.
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The Salah of Allah upon His Prophet, Muhammad, is His mentioning of the Prophet's name and his
praise before the angels who are close to (but below) Allaah, the most High. The angels as well as all
believers are asked to make Salah on the Prophet. Allah (SW) says:
} ًﺎ ﻤ ﻴ ﻠ ﺴ َﺗ ْا ﻮ ُﻤ ﱢﻠ َﺳ و ِﻪ ﻴ َﻠ َﻋ ْا ﻮ ﱡﻠ َﺻ ْا ﻮ ﻨ َﻣ ا ء َﻦ ﻳ ﺬ ﻟ ا ﺎﻬﱡﻳأ ﺎﻳ ﱢﻲﺒﱠﻨﻟا ﻰﻠﻋ نﻮﱡﻠَﺼُﻳ ُﻪ َﺘ َﻜ ﺋ ﻼ ﻣ و ﷲا ﱠن إ {) ،باﺰﺣﻷا56(
"Allah sends His Salah (Graces, Honors, Blessings, Mercy, etc.) on the Prophet (Muhammad-
SAAW) and also His angels too (ask Allah to bless and forgive him). O you who believe! Send your
Salah on (ask Allah to bless) him (Muhammad-SAAW), and (you should) greet (salute) him with
the Islamic way of greeting (salutation i.e., As-Salamu ‘Alaikum)."(Qur'an 33: 56)
