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What is the ruling in Islam for prayer in case of low or heavy bleeding due to low lying placenta during pregnancy?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Bleeding of menstruation which takes place once in every month for at least three days and up to ten days, is called in jurisprudence as Haydh حيض during which no Salaah is allowed for the female. Any other bleeding which is not Haydh does not allow the female to stop praying. Estihadha is a bleeding which has nothing to do with menstruation and female must perform her Salah  (Namaz) after performing a Wudhu for every Salah if the bleeding is in small quality which means the pad is not filled by blood. If the blood fills the whole pad but it does not leak out of it, one Ghusl must be added  before Fajr Prayers. If the bleeding is heavy that the  blood fills the whole pad and leaks out of it then three Ghusl must be performed; one before Fajr Salah, second before Noon for Dhuhr and Assr prayer and third before Maghrib, for Maghrib and Isha prayer.

Wassalam.
If a woman gets pregnant after being raped can she give birth to the child? Is the child considered legitimate as no man may marry her after that?
Amina Inloes

1. Abortion is forbidden. A child is a human with a right to life regardless of how it is conceived. However, some scholars allow abortion in this situation if keeping the child is psychologically or personally traumatic. It is certainly not a requirement to abort the child.

2. "No man may marry her after that" - who said that? Yes, some people have some backwards ideas about virginity or purity or marrying a woman with kids, but these ideas are from people, not Islam. If the woman wishes to marry, inshallah she will find the right husband. Maybe she would not want to be married to someone who thinks in a wrong way. 

Allah is merciful and just. It would not be merciful or just for Allah to punish the victim in this situation by forcing more consequences on her after the first trauma.

 
What is the ruling for continuing to breastfeed a child after becoming pregnant? Is it permissible to continue or should the child be weaned immediately?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

As long as the infant child you are currently breastfeeding has not reached the age of weaning, then there is no shar'i problem in continuing to breastfeed the baby.

Of course, you should consult your doctor and ask if continuing to breastfeed while pregnant will make you weak, or bring about any other problems. 

And Allah knows best.
Can a wife divorce her husband if he is unable to make her pregnant?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

From a fiqhi perspective, a wife is able to petition for divorce, and she can forfeit her mahr and request that her husband divorces her. 

However, in this specific case of the husband not able to make his wife pregnant, are there other underlying problems, or is it only this issue. If it is only this issue, what if it was the other way around, where the wife was not able to fall pregnant, would it be nice for the husband to divorce her on such grounds alone? 

There might be alternative options to take, and some patience as well. Of course, if there are other problems that contribute to the wife making such a decision, then that is something else, and she should consult her family and wise people.

With prayers for your success.