Ruling of yellow discharge for haidh/nifaas
| Fatwa #2169 | Category: Tahaarah (Purity) | Country: Zambia | Date: 14th May 2026 |
| Fatwa #2169 | Date: 14th May 2026 |
| Category: Tahaarah (Purity) | |
| Country: Zambia | |
Question
السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
I am currently 4 months postpartum
After my nifaas period, I continued having yellow discharge daily (every Salaah time) till yesterday when I spotted a little blood and have been spotting every Salaah time since.
So, I took as istihadha, and as of my haidh habit before pregnancy, I took a 19 day pure period followed by a 10 day haidh period from after my nifaas till current day.
However, I came across something that said if yellow discharge is something normal and everyday then I shouldn’t consider it as istihadha and must just take it as pure. Please guide me as to what to do.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The default rule is that discharge of all colours besides clear and white are considered impure and either haidh or istihaadha.[1] When it comes to yellow discharge, there are two possibilities:
- The discharge is actually clear or white and then oxidises on one’s underwear, which gives it a yellow tint. This will not be considered for haidh/istihaadha. It is subject to the laws of vaginal discharge. (See link below)
- Discharge that is actually yellow. If a woman regularly experiences yellow discharge throughout the year, even during her days of purity, then for her, yellow discharge will neither be haidh nor istihaadha. It will be subject to the rules of vaginal discharge.
In the enquired situation, if you used to experience regular yellow discharge even before pregnancy, or, many months have passed since birth, and you still experience yellow discharge regularly, then you will consider it as the second possibility above. However, if this is not the case, then you will consider it to be haidh/istihaadha.
For rulings on vaginal discharge, refer to the link below.
https://daruliftaazambia.com/fatwa/?id=824
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Bilal Pandor
Concurred by
Mufti Muhammad Patel
Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
Lusaka, Zambia
ذخر المتأهلين والنساء ص ١٣٤ [1]
أَلْوَانُ الدِّمَاءِ
وَلَمَّا قَيَّدَ الْمُصَنِّفُ هُنَا الدَّمَ بِكَوْنِهِ خَالِصًا، وَهُوَ الْأَسْوَدُ وَالْأَحْمَرُ الْقَانِي كَمَا ذَكَرْنَا ، صَارَ مَظِنَّةَ أَنْ يُتَوَهَّمَ أَنَّ دَمَ الْحَيْضِ يُشْتَرَطُ فِيهِ ذَلِكَ فِي الْآيَسَةِ وَغَيْرِهَا دَفَع ذَلِكَ بِقَوْلِهِ: (وَفِي غَيْرِ الْآبِسَةِ مَا عَذَا الْبَيَاضَ الْخَالِصَ) قِيلَ: هُوَ شَيْءٌ يُشْبِهُ الْخَيْطَ الْأَبْيَضَ»، «در» (۳). (مِنَ الْأَلْوَانِ) كَالْخُضْرَةِ وَغَيْرْهَا مِنَ الْخَمْسَةِ السَّابِقَةِ (٤) (فِي حُكْمِ الدَّمِ فِي مُدَّةِ الْحَيْضِ وَالنَّفَاسِ.
وَأَنْكَرَ أَبُو يُوسُفَ الْكُدْرَةَ فِي أَوَّلِ الْخَيْضِ دُونَ آخِرِهِ. وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَنْكَرَ الْخُضْرَةَ، وَالصَّحِيحُ أَنَّهَا حَيْضُ مِنْ غَيْرِ الْأَيسَةِ. وَفِي الْمِعْرَاجِ» عَنْ فَخْرِ الْأَئِمَّةِ : لَوْ أَفْتَى مُفْتِ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأَقْوَالِ فِي مَوَاضِعِ الضَّرُورَةِ طَلَبًا لِلْتَيْسِيرِ كَانَ حَسَنًا»، «بَحْرِ » (٥).
مَتَى يُعْتَبَرُ اللَّوْنُ
(وَالْمُعْتَبَرُ فِي اللَّوْنِ) مِنْ حُمْرَةٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهَا حِينَ يَرْتَفِعُ الْحَشْرُ) أَيْ: الْكُرْسُفُ (وَهُوَ طَرِيٌّ، وَلا يُعْتَبَرُ التَّغَيَّرُ) إِلَى لَوْنٍ آخَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ) (*) كَمَا لَوْ رَأَتْ بَيَاضًا فَاصْفَرَّ بَعْدَ الْيُبْسِ أَوْ بِالْعَكْسِ (۱)، اعْتُبِرَ مَا كَانَ قَبْلَ التَّغَيُّر