Reciting The Qur'an
Question :

If a woman is in her menstrual period, is she allowed to still read the Holy Qur’an?

Answer :

It is prohibited for her to recite the four verses of prostration. It is permissible for her to recite the rest of the Holy Qur’an, although it is disliked.

Restrictions on Reading Quran
Question :

If a woman is in her period, is there any restriction to the amount of Qur'an she may recite? Could she, for example, complete the entire Quran whilst on her period?

Answer :

Such recitation is permissible although it is disliked, except that it is prohibited for her to recite the verses of prostration.

First Night of Marriage
Question :

If on the first night of marriage the wife is having menstruation period, is sex forbidden?

Answer :

It is prohibited to have sexual intercourse in the time of menstruation. Other sexual activities are permissible.

The Age of Menopause
Question :

When does the woman reach the age of menopause as per the sharia?

Answer :

If the woman was not a descendant of Qurasih, then the time of the Sharia-defined menopause is the age of fifty years. If she was a descendant of Quraish, then this time begins at the age of sixty years. However, if she knows that the blood that she has discharges is menstruation, even if her age is above the age of sharia defined menopause, she should apply the laws of menstruation to it.

Sayyida Mother
Question :

For those who have a Sayyida mother, but whose father is not a Sayyid, do they follow the rules of being from Quraish in ascertaining the age of menopause?

Answer :

The religious laws that depend on the age of menopause are based on being from Quraish from the father's side.

Causes of Ghusl of Menstruation
Question :

If I see menstrual-type bleeding for two days, then it stops for a day, and then the bleeding starts again and continues for another five days, will I consider all of it to be menstruation, or will I consider the first two days to be istihadha?

Answer :

The bleeding is not considered as menstruation unless it lasts for a total of three days - even if it is separated with gaps - within a period of ten days. In the said circumstance, all of the bleeding will be considered menstruation.

Recommended Ghusl
Question :

Can a woman during her menstrual period undertake a recommended ghusl (for example, the ghusl of Friday or the Night of Power)?

Answer :

Yes, it is permissible with the hope that such ghusl is desired by Almighty Allah.

Kaffara for Intercourse Druing Menstruation
Question :

What is the kaffara for having intercourse with the spouse during menstruation?

Answer :

There is no obligatory kaffara but it is recommended. The recommended kaffara is 4.25 gm. of gold or its worth if the sexual intercourse was in the beginning of menstruation, half of this amount if it was in the middle of menstruation and its quarter if it occurred at the end.
It is sufficient to pay the value of the gold.

Causes of Ghusl of Menstruation
Question :

If during the first day of the menstruation a woman has menstrual bleeding, and then no bleeding for two days, and the following day she sees the bleeding for two days again, is it necessary for her to observe the rules of menstruation during the clear days?

Answer :

In this situation, the woman should have the ghusl of menstruation and she offer the prayers during the clean days. If she did not do so then she must offer the prayers as qadha.
She should consider the periods of bleeding as menstruation, even if they were separated by clean periods.

Intercourse with Wife before Ghusl
Question :

Can a woman have sexual intercourse after her menstrual bleeding stops but before she does ghusl?

Answer :

Yes, she can, but as an obligatory precaution she should wash her vagina before doing so.

Rulings of Menstruation
Question :

If the Dhuhr (noon) time has come, and after some time a woman starts her menstrual period before she started performing the prayer, is she still liable to offer the prayer?

Answer :

If the woman starts the menstruation after the end of the preferred time of the prayer, she should make up this missed prayer after the end of the menstrual period as Qadha. In fact, as an obligatory precaution, she should still make up the missed prayer if sufficient time had passed for her to offer the prayer before the start of her period.

Causes of Ghusl of Menstruation
Question :

Is intercourse allowed during the period of blood stains or spotting prior to the menstrual cycle?

Answer :

If the woman sees spots of blood before the set day of her period by a day or two, such blood is considered as menstrual blood and it is prohibited to have sexual intercourse during such time.

The Verse of Prostration
Question :

If a woman in her menstrual period hears the verse with the obligatory prostration, is she obligated to perform the prostration? Is it possible to do so without a hijab, and on a carpet?

Answer :

Yes, it is obligatory on her to prostrate when hearing the verse of prostration. It is permissible without hijab, and based on an obligatory precaution it should be on natural earth like soil, stones, rocks and similar materials, or on what grows on earth provided that it is not consumed for food or worn as clothing.

Rulings of Menstruation
Question :

In the evening, a woman checked that her menstrual bleeding had not ended. She overslept and missed the Morning Prayer, and later on when she woke up she found that he period had ended. Is it necessary for her to make up the Morning Prayer?

Answer :

It is not obligatory to make up the Fajr (morning) prayer in the said case.

Triming the Nails
Question :

I have heard that it is necessary to cut your nails before ghusl of menstruation. Is this true?

Answer :

It is not obligatory to trim or cut the nails before ghusl of menstruation.

Menstruation
Question :

Is it permissible for the woman during the time of Menstruation to go to a mosque?

Answer :

It is not permissible to do so.

Touching the Grave of the Imam
Question :

Can a woman in her periods go in the Haram of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) without going near the grave? Or can she touch the encasement over the grave with gloves?

Answer :

It is permissible for the woman during her monthly period to enter the shrine of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him), but she is not allowed to be in the central sanctuary where the actual grave is. She can be in the courtyards and the hallways.