Ruling on Blood After Miscarriage in Early Pregnancy

Question

What is the ruling on the blood that a woman sees after a miscarriage in the first or second month? [AR_ID:3277]

Answer 1

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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may Allah protect him):

Postpartum bleeding is recognized when the fetus has developed beyond the stage of a 'chewed piece of flesh'. There is no difference in ruling between a fully formed fetus and one that is not, as long as the birth is recognized in common understanding. However, the blood that comes with the 'chewed piece of flesh' or the 'clot' does not fall under the ruling of postpartum bleeding.

Source: Official website.

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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may Allah protect him):

A woman who undergoes an abortion (curettage) and sees blood after the miscarriage, even if it is just a clot, is considered to be in a state of postpartum bleeding.

Source: Authentic Islamic Fatwas: 1, 2 + Fiqh of the Guardian: Women's Rulings.

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