A woman asks about the ruling regarding a brownish-yellow discharge she noticed after her menstrual cycle, which lasted for 7 days. She wonders if this is considered menstrual blood and if she needs to perform a ritual purification (ghusl) again.
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Peace be upon you.
Ayatollah Khamenei (may Allah protect him):
If the blood continues, even if it is brown or yellow, and does not exceed ten days, then it is all considered menstrual blood. Therefore, you must perform the ritual purification after ensuring that the bleeding has stopped. You do not need to make up the prayers that you performed after the purification and before the bleeding stopped, as we have ruled that you are still in a state of menstruation, and there is no obligation to make up prayers missed due to the menstrual cycle. However, any prayer performed after the bleeding has stopped and based on that purification must be repeated after you perform the ghusl.
Source: Official website - Women's rulings - Q 34 + Message on Prayer and Fasting - Prayer - Making up missed prayers - M632 + 634
Ayatollah Sistani (may Allah protect him):
Any discharge that occurs during the ten days is considered menstrual blood if it does not exceed ten days. Brownish discharge is considered the same as red blood, and yellow discharge is also subject to the same ruling. You must perform the ghusl after complete cessation of the bleeding. You do not need to make up the prayers that you performed after the purification and before the bleeding stopped, as we have ruled that you are still in a state of menstruation. However, any prayer performed after the bleeding has stopped and based on that purification must be repeated after you perform the ghusl.
Source: Official website + Minhaj al-Salihin - Making up missed prayers
May you be successful in all good.