Anlam
How long does menstruation last according to the jurists?
Cevap
Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:
Concerning the minimum duration of menstruation, there are the following opinions:
- The minimum is a day and a night. [Narration from Aḥmad]
- The minimum is a day. [Another narration from Aḥmad]
- The minimum is three days. [Abū Ḥanīfah]
- There is no minimum limit. [Mālik, Dāwūd]
Concerning the maximum duration of menstruation, there are the following opinions:
- The maximum is fifteen days. [Mālik, al-Shāfiʿī; narration from Aḥmad]
- The maximum is seventeen days. [Another narration from Aḥmad]
- The maximum is ten days. [Abū Ḥanīfah]

