Chapter on the Divorce of a Woman Who Has Not Reached Menstruation, One Reached Menopausal Age, One with Irregular Menstruation, and One with Uncertain Menstruation
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 4|Chapter 8
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 4, Chapter 8
Chapter on the Divorce of a Woman Who Has Not Reached Menstruation, One Reached Menopausal Age, One with Irregular Menstruation, and One with Uncertain Menstruation
وَ - سَأَلَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ عِدَّةِ اَلْمُسْتَحَاضَةِ فَقَالَ "تَنْتَظِرُ قَدْرَ أَقْرَائِهَا فَتَزِيدُ يَوْماً أَوْ تَنْقُصُ يَوْماً فَإِنْ لَمْ تَحِضْ فَلْتَنْظُرْ إِلَى بَعْضِ نِسَائِهَا فَلْتَعْتَدَّ بِأَقْرَائِهَا".
Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Imam عليه السلام about the waiting period of a mustahadah (a woman experiencing continuous bleeding). Imam عليه السلام said: "She should wait for the duration of her usual menstrual cycles, adding a day or subtracting a day. If she does not menstruate, then she should look at the menstrual cycles of some of the women like her and observe her waiting period according to their cycles."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 298