سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الحيض والاستحاضةThe Book of Menstruation and Istihadah
بَابُ : الصُّفْرَةِ وَالْكُدْرَةِChapter: Yellowish And Brownish Discharge
Hadith 368
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ زُرَارَةَ ، قال : أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ، قال : قالت أُمُّ عَطِيَّةَ : " كُنَّا لَا نَعُدُّ الصُّفْرَةَ وَالْكُدْرَةَ شَيْئًا " .
´It was narrated that Muhammad said:` "Umm 'Atiyah said: 'We used not to regard yellowish and brownish discharge as anything important.'"
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
368. Commentary:
➊ Apparently, from the mentioned hadith, it seems that yellowish (safrah) and brownish (kudrah) discharge are not considered menstruation (hayd). However, this is not absolutely correct, because when other narrations on this subject are gathered, the conclusion is that if yellow or brownish discharge occurs along with menstruation, then until the appearance of white discharge, they will be counted as menstruation. However, if a woman becomes pure from menstruation, performs the ritual bath (ghusl), and after that brownish or yellow discharge begins, or if a few days pass and then brownish or yellow discharge appears, then that will not be considered menstruation, because the beginning of menstruation is with thick, dark blood, although its end can be with yellow or brownish discharge. This is the position of the majority of the scholars, and this is correct.
➋ A woman experiencing non-menstrual bleeding (istihada) should perform the ritual bath (ghusl) at the end of her menstrual days, and then perform ablution (wudu) for every prayer. It is not permissible for her to perform two prayers with one ablution.
➊ Apparently, from the mentioned hadith, it seems that yellowish (safrah) and brownish (kudrah) discharge are not considered menstruation (hayd). However, this is not absolutely correct, because when other narrations on this subject are gathered, the conclusion is that if yellow or brownish discharge occurs along with menstruation, then until the appearance of white discharge, they will be counted as menstruation. However, if a woman becomes pure from menstruation, performs the ritual bath (ghusl), and after that brownish or yellow discharge begins, or if a few days pass and then brownish or yellow discharge appears, then that will not be considered menstruation, because the beginning of menstruation is with thick, dark blood, although its end can be with yellow or brownish discharge. This is the position of the majority of the scholars, and this is correct.
➋ A woman experiencing non-menstrual bleeding (istihada) should perform the ritual bath (ghusl) at the end of her menstrual days, and then perform ablution (wudu) for every prayer. It is not permissible for her to perform two prayers with one ablution.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 368
