A. Sistani Q&A. Curated, source-linked · Tuhr

Ghusl

A woman is in janabat and her monthly period starts. Can she perform a single later ghusl with both intentions? Yes per A. Sistani. One ghusl with the intention of both ghusl al-hayd and ghusl al-janabat is sufficient. She can also perform ghusl al-janabat while still in hayd, then perform ghusl al-hayd separately when bleeding ends.
Can one ghusl satisfy multiple intentions. For example, both ghusl al-hayd and ghusl al-janabat? Per A. Sistani, yes. A single ghusl with the intention of multiple obligatory ghusls (or multiple recommended ghusls) is sufficient.
How is ghusl performed by a Shia woman after her period (tartibi method)? Per A. Sistani. Intention (niyyah) for ghusl, then wash head and neck, then the rest of the body. It is better to wash the right side first and then the left side.

Menopause and yās

At what age does a woman stop being subject to the rules of hayd? Per A. Sistani, bleeding after 60 lunar years is not classified as hayd. For both Sayyida and non-Sayyida women. Bleeding between 50 and 60 years is hayd if it has the usual signs.

Hayd and marriage

Quran and worship during hayd

Mosques and shrines

Can a woman in hayd visit the shrine of an Imam? Per A. Sistani, sitting in the courtyards and outer parts of the shrine that are not designated as a mosque is permitted. The inner building is more restricted. By obligatory precaution, she may pass through but should not sit there.

Hayd and worship

Does a Shia woman make up prayers and fasts missed during her period? Per A. Sistani Ruling 1355, daily prayers missed during hayd are NOT made up. Ramadan fasts missed during hayd MUST be made up as qada. And fidya is owed if they roll into the next Ramadan.

Hayd vs istihada

I see brown / pink spotting at the start and end of my period. Is it hayd or istihada? Per A. Sistani, if you see continuous bleeding for the first three days, everything seen up to day 10. Including brown / pink spotting. Is treated as hayd. After day 10, it becomes istihada.

Pregnancy and fasting

Should a pregnant woman fast during Ramadan? Per A. Sistani. Not obligatory if fasting is harmful to her or her child. She owes one mudd (~750 g) of food per day as fidya, plus qada later. Same applies to a breastfeeding woman whose fast harms her or the baby.

Hayd timing

When the rules say "three days" or "ten days" of hayd, are these calendar days or 24-hour periods? Per A. Sistani, three days = 72 hours and ten days = 240 hours measured from the actual start of bleeding. But if bleeding starts at night, the boundary aligns to sunset rather than the same hour.