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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

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Can you pray with any coloured discharge? Does it count as menses and what is its ruling?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

This is a very broad question, and I would recommend you look into the rulings of haydh/istihadha/nifas. 

Here is a presentation that I hope will be useful to clarify your question. 

Wassalam
If it is the case that during Haydh a woman cannot pray and the Thawab of reciting the Quran is less then does it not imply that a man has more of an ability to pray and accumulate Thawab and therefore be granted Jannah as compared to a woman?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

The reward of the believers who do good does not depend on the quantity but the quality of worship. Quality of worship depends on the degree of sincerity and dedication to Allah (SWT). Woman during menstruation gets reward for every good deed she does and gets also compensation for the suffering of menstruation. That will make her reward not less that the reward of pious men who do good. There is no question of any discrimination between man and woman in front of Allah (SWT) who created both of them and granted them equal chances and help to do good. 
'Wassalam.
If women perform Wudu during menstruation, does anything they do break it?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

It is recommended for the women during her menstruation period to perform Wudhu in the time of Prayers and wear her prayers dress and sit on her place of prayers and be busy in remembering Allah for time like her prayer time. This Wudhu break like any other Wudhu although such Wudhu does not allow her to perform Namaz because of her menstruation.

Wassalam.
Does the Iddah period start right after the official court divorce or does it start with some other event?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

The 'iddah period for an Islamic divorce is 3 menstrual cycles, or 3 months if a woman is within the age of menstrual cycle but does not menstruate, or delivery of a child if she is pregnant. 

The 'iddah takes effect and commences when the shar'i divorce is conducted. If the court divorce is also an Islamic shar'i court, then it would have that effect as well.

However, if it is a civil/legal divorce, and not a shar'i divorce, she is still Islamically married to her husband and they must initiate procedure of Islamic divorce for her to commence her 'iddah. 

And Allah knows best.