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A woman in her seventies suffers from a sore on her lower back from which pus flows onto her clothes. Is it permissible for her to pray in these clothes, knowing that it is less than a quarter?
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The questioner says: I have a problem with my menstrual cycle; it starts with a pink color and then stops. I continue my prayers after washing, and then a day or less later it returns. When it ends on the seventh day, there are brown spots for three or four days, with the color fading each day. Do I have to pray on these days, especially on the 11th and 12th when there are still light traces?
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She says that she suffers from urinary incontinence, which may affect her during prayer. She continues her prayer, and when she finishes, she washes the area of impurity and performs ablution for the next prayer. Sometimes her clothes are damp from washing. Is her action correct?
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A sister is suffering from a problem with urine after giving birth, as it continuously flows out, and she likened it to the flow of amniotic fluid. She is currently seeking to undergo surgery. She maintains her cleanliness by using cotton and sometimes special diapers, but due to the constant flow, it is difficult for her to stand during prayer. Is it permissible for her to pray while sitting on a chair?
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My daughter is 12 years old and has not yet reached puberty, but underarm hair has appeared. Does she have to wear the full hijab?
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A woman saw menstrual blood for five days, then it returned after nine days. What is the ruling on the returning blood? Is it menstruation or irregular bleeding?
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What is the validity of the fatwa that says: (It is permissible for a menstruating woman to stay in the mosque if she wants to learn or teach the Quran, for example, or any religious knowledge)?
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A woman has been 22 days since her delivery, then the bleeding stopped, but she still sees the discharge. Does she have to perform ghusl (ritual washing) and pray, or should she wait until the fortieth day?
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A nursing woman menstruated on the fortieth day, then became pure. After four months, she menstruated for a week, then became pure again. After that, she saw brown discharge for fourteen days, then saw red blood ten minutes before dawn and could not perform the ritual washing. Does she have to make up the Fajr prayer? And are the fourteen days considered as irregular bleeding that requires her to wash every day?
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