If a Lady Suffers From Abnormal Bleeding How Does She Pray and When Does She Fast?
Answer: The ruling for a woman such as this, suffering from abnormal bleeding, is that she should stay away from prayer for the period of her previous, normal menstrual cycle, prior to the occurrence of this bleeding she suffers from. Thus, if her period used to be the first six days of every month, for example, then she should not pray nor fast within this period, but, as soon as the period is over, she should take a bath, pray and fast. As to the manner of Salaat for this lady, she should wash her private parts completely and block the blood (using a pad for example) when the time of Salaat is due, and she should not do so before it is time, then she should pray as she is. This is also what she should do when she wants to perform voluntary prayers at times other than the times of the five daily prayers. Further, due to the difficulty involved, she is allowed to combine Zuhr and ‘Asr and Maghrib and ‘Isha, (at the time of one of them) so that she will do so only once for Zuhr and ‘Asr, and once for Maghrib and ‘Isha, and once for Subh; that is she prays three instead of five times. And with Allaah lies true guidance. (Sheikh Ibn Uthaimeen)