and postpartum bleeding; for this is the hadath, and its cessation is a condition for the obligation of ghusl and its validity, so he named it the cause for that. This is like their saying: "The cessation of the blood of istihada (irregular vaginal bleeding) invalidates prayer." The invalidator is only the hadath that emerges, but it is pardoned due to necessity; when the blood ceases, the necessity vanishes, and the ruling of the hadath appears at that time, and the ruling is attributed to the cessation due to its appearance to them. There is no disagreement regarding the obligation of ghusl for menstruation and postpartum bleeding. The Prophet - peace and blessings of Allah be upon him - ordered ghusl from menstruation in many hadiths; he said to Fatima bint Abi Hubaysh: "Leave the prayer for the number of days you used to menstruate, then perform ghusl and pray." Muttafaq 'alayh. He also ordered it in the hadith of Umm Salama, and the hadith of 'Adi ibn Thabit, from his father, from his grandfather, both of which were narrated by Abu Dawud and others. He ordered it in the hadith of Umm Habiba, Sahlah bint Suhayl, Hamna bint Jahsh, and others. It has been said regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted: {So when they have purified themselves, then come to them} that it means: when they have performed ghusl. He prohibited the husband from having intercourse with her before the ghusl, which proves its obligation upon her. Postpartum bleeding is exactly the same as menstruation; for the blood of postpartum is the blood of menstruation, but during the period of pregnancy, it is directed toward the nourishment of the fetus; when the fetus exits, the blood exits because there is no place for it to go.
(1) The hadith will appear in its entirety in the Chapter of Menstruation. It was recorded by Al-Bukhari, in: Chapter of Blood Ghusl, from the Book of Wudu, and in: Chapter of Istihada, Chapter of the Commencement and Conclusion of Menstruation, and Chapter of If She Menstruates Three Times in a Month, from the Book of Menstruation. Sahih Al-Bukhari 1/66, 84, 87, 89, 90. And Muslim, in: Chapter of the Woman Experiencing Istihada, Her Ghusl, and Her Prayer, from the Book of Menstruation. Sahih Muslim 1/662. And Abu Dawud, in: Chapter of the Woman Experiencing Istihada and Those Who Say She Does Not Leave Prayer..., and Chapter of He Who Narrated That If the Menstruation Concludes She Does Not Leave Prayer, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/63-65. And Al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter of Istihada, from the Chapters of Purification. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 1/197. And Al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter of Mentioning Ghusl from Menstruation, Chapter of Mentioning the Periods, and Chapter of the Difference Between Menstrual Blood and Istihada, from the Book of Purification, and in: Chapter of Mentioning Istihada and the Commencement and Conclusion of Blood, Chapter of Mentioning the Periods, and Chapter of the Difference Between Menstrual Blood and Istihada, from the Book of Menstruation. Al-Mujtaba 1/96, 97, 101, 102, 103, 148, 150, 152. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter of What Came Regarding the Woman Experiencing Istihada Who Has Counted Her Period Days Before the Blood Became Continuous, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/203, 204. And Imam Malik, in: Chapter of Istihada, from the Book of Purification. Al-Muwatta 1/61. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 6/464. It was also recorded by Al-Darimi, in: Chapter of Ghusl for the Woman Experiencing Istihada, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Al-Darimi 1/198. (2) These hadiths will appear in the Chapter of Menstruation, Issues 92, 93, 94. (3) Surah Al-Baqarah 222. (4) From: M.
