Q: From when will one start calculating the time for haidh?

A: Haidh will commence from the time the blood is seen.

Example: At night before sleeping, a woman placed a liner or pad and fell asleep. When she awoke the next morning she noticed blood on it. She will thus start calculating the time for haidh from the time she saw the blood.

Q: Are there any specific colours for the discharge to be regarded as haidh?

A: There is no specific colour for the discharge to be regarded as haidh. Discharge of any colour – red, yellow, muddy, green, black, or earthy – which is seen in the days of haidh is considered as haidh and it (haidh) will continue until the discharge is pure white or there is no discharge.

Q: What is the minimum time of bleeding for it to be treated as haidh?

A: When the bleeding is experienced for a minimum of 3 days (72 hours), such bleeding will  be regarded as haidh.

Q: What is the maximum period of time for haidh?

A: The maximum period of haidh is 10 days. A day refers to a period of 24 hours.

What is Haidh?

A: It is that blood which flows out from the womb of a baalighah (mature) female.