Menstruation and no Fixed Cycle

Q : After childbirth I have not had an aadat (fixed cycle) for haidh. My last haidh I bled for 10 days and till now have not stopped bleeding. Today is the 15th day of bleeding. From when do I calculate my haidh? From which salah should I stop reading?

A: In this case your aadat or cycle will be ten days and the balance will be istihaadah. In future your monthly cycle will be 10 days full, until a month comes where you bleed for less than 10 days. It will be then be considered as if your aadat or cycle has changed. Resume salaah from the moment 10 days are complete. If bleeding continues indefinitely, then you must work on a cycle of 20/10. This means that 20 days will be considered as clean, and the next 10 will be haidh. During hose 20 days you should offer each salah with a fresh wudhu even if the bleeding continues. When those 20 ‘clean’ days are over, consider your haidh as having begun. The moment there is a change in your pattern, contact us again for the new ruling.