Question:
Assalamu aleykum I have an ectopic pregnancy and that is why I got an injection after which bleeding started . Doctor says that it is not a menstruation, what should I do with my prayers ( 15 days passed from the last menstruation period). Normally I have bleeding during this month but it started to bleed more after this injection. Should I wait for 10 days or I should pray?
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The bleeding experienced by a woman during pregnancy is regarded as istiḥāḍah (irregular bleeding) and not ḥaiḍh (menstruation).[i]
The wuḍū’ of a woman in the state of Istiḥāḍah will break by the expiry of a ṣalāh time. Hence, she is obliged to perform wuḍū’ for the time of each prayer. However, the wuḍū’ performed after the ending of Fajr time will suffice for her to pray ḍuhr ṣalāh as long as there is no other factor that renders the wuḍū’ invalid.[ii]
And Allah Ta’ālā Knows Best