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Ṭahārah

طهارة

حيض

Ḥayḍ

Definition

Menstruation — a state during which ṣalāh and ṣawm are suspended and intimacy is forbidden.

Example

Missed Ramadan fasts during ḥayḍ are made up later; ṣalāh is not made up.

See also

Ṭahārah›

Ghusl

Full-body ritual bath required after ḥadath akbar (major impurity).

Ṣawm›

Ṣawm

Fasting — abstaining from food, drink and marital relations from Fajr to Maghrib with intention.

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