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.
By Verbatim from sistani.org· Updated April 24, 2026
Verbatim · Ayatollah A. Sistani
If you observe blood for the first three consecutive days and there is no stop in the middle, all what you have observed is treated as Haydh. Whatever blood you observe until ten days comes into the category of Haydh and is treated as Haydh. After ten days, the blood seen is considered as Istihadha.
Ayatollah A. Sistani·sistani.org Q&A #15546·other marjas may differ