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1. If a woman who has her periods on fixed number of days but not on fixed time (group c) forgets the dura­tion of her menses, then she has to act as follows:

She has the menstrual flow for three or more days, then all those days will be considered as hayz if they are not more than ten.

But if they are more than ten, then the number of days which she considers as the probable duration of her menses should be counted as hayz and the remain­ing days will be counted as istihazah. And if the "pro­bable duration of her menses" is more than seven days, then she should act on precaution from the last probable day up to the tenth day.

2. A woman who has a fixed time for the occurance of her periods (group b) forgets that fixed time:

If she has the menstrual flow for three or more days, then all those days will be considered as hayz if they are not more than ten.

In the case the days are more than ten, and if she knows on the whole that the bleeding has coincided with her fixed time - then she should act on precaution for the whole period of the flow even if the blood does not have the three signs of menses.

But if she does not know even generally that the bleeding has coincided with her fixed time, then there are two possibilities:

i. The blood flow had the three signs for some days and did not have the three signs for some other days - then the days with the three signs will be considered as hayz if they are not more than ten, and the other days will be considered as istihazah.

ii. The blood had the three signs during the entire flow or for more than ten days, then six or seven days should be considered as hayz and the remaining as istihazah. In this case it is precautionarily better for her to act on precau­tion up to the tenth day.

3. A woman who has a fixed time for the occurance of her periods and a fixed number of days for its dura­tion (group a) forgets her fixed time or fixed number of days or both, then there are a few possibilities:

(a) She forgot the fixed time but remembers the fix­ed number of days: If she has the menstrual flow for three or more days, then all those days will be con­sidered hayz if they are not more than ten.

In case the bleeding continues for more than ten, and she knows on the whole that the bleeding has coincided with the fixed time - then she should act on precaution for the whole period of the flow even if the blood does not have the three signs of menses.

But if she does not know even generally that the bleeding has coincided with the fixed time, then she should consider the fixed number of days (which she remembers) as menstruation and the remaining days as istihazah.

(b) She forgot her fixed number of days but remembers the fixed time of occurance: The blood she sees at the fixed time -with or without the three signs­will be considered menstruation if it is not for more than ten days. If it comes for more than ten days, then she should consider the probable number of days from the fixed time as menstruation and the remaining days as istihazah. And in this case if the probable number of days is more than seven, then she should act on precaution up to the tenth day.

(c) She forgot both the fixed time and the fixed number of days of her monthly periods:

i. if the blood has three signs and it came for not less than three and not more than ten days, then all of it will be regarded as hayz. If it ex­ceeds ten days, then the days she considers as the probable days of her monthly period will be considered as hayz and the remaining days as istihazah. Again in this case if the probable period is more than seven, then it is better for her to act on precaution up to the tenth day.

ii. if the blood is with the three signs for some days but without them for some other days -the former will be menstruation and the latter istihazah. Of course, if both these flows are not more than ten days, then it is better for her to act on precaution on the days when the blood is without the three signs.

iii. If the blood comes for ten days or more than ten days and the woman knows on the whole that the bleeding has coincided with her fixed time and number of days, then she should act on precaution for the entire period - even if the blood did not have the three signs.

Adopted from the book : "The Ritual Ablutions for Women (Taharatu N-Nisa')" by : "Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi"