A woman is experiencing intermittent brown discharge while fasting. She is unsure if this discharge is considered menstruation and whether she should continue fasting.
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
According to Grand Ayatollah Khamenei and Grand Ayatollah Sistani (may God protect them):
If a woman has a regular menstrual cycle and experiences bleeding a day or two before her expected period, as long as it is recognized as an early onset of her cycle according to women's customs, and it continues to connect with her usual period, it is considered menstruation. She must observe the rules of menstruation upon seeing the blood, regardless of its characteristics.
For women without a fixed cycle—whether they have a numerical habit or are beginners—if they see blood that has the characteristics of menstruation (such as warmth, redness or blackness, and a burning sensation), they also consider it menstruation upon seeing it. However, if it turns out not to be menstruation because it stops before three days, she must make up her prayers. If the blood lacks these characteristics, she does not consider it menstruation unless she knows it will continue for three days—even if this knowledge comes before completing the three days. If there is a possibility of continuation, it is obligatory to combine the prohibitions of menstruation with the actions of a woman experiencing irregular bleeding.
May you be successful in all good.
Source:
Grand Ayatollah Khamenei (may God protect him): Tahrir al-Wasilah, Rulings on Menstruation, M 13 + 19
Grand Ayatollah Sistani (may God protect him): Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Categories of Menstruating Women and Their Rulings, M 215 + 216