مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ١١٤ - WOMAN HAVING THE HABIT OF NUMBER

NIFAS (LOCHIA)
٥١٤. The blood which is discharged from the body of a woman when the first limb of the child comes out and stops before the completion of ١O days or at the end of the ١Oth day is called the blood of nifas. While in the condition of nifas, the woman is called nafsa.
٥١٥. The blood which is discharged from the body of a woman before the appearance of the first limb of the child is not nifas.
٥١٦. It is not necessary that the creation of the child is complete. On the other hand even if its creation is incomplete but it may be said that "Child birth has taken place the blood which is discharge from the body of the woman up to ١٠ days will be the blood of nifas.
٥١٧. It is possible that nifas blood may not be discharged for more than a moment, but it does not exceed ١O days.
٥١٨. If the woman doubts whether something has dropped down or not or whether the thing which has dropped down is a child or not it is not necessary for her to verify the position and the blood which is discharged from her body is not the blood of nifas according to "Shariah " (Islamic law).
٥١٩. On the basis of precaution staying m a masjid and other acts which are unlawful for a haiz are also unlawful for a nafsa and those acts which are obligatory for a haiz are also obligatory for a nafsa.
٥٢٠. Divorcing a woman who is in the state of nifas and having sexual intercourse with her is unlawful. However, if her husband has sexual intercourse with her it does not undoubtedly entail an atonement on him.
٥٢١. When a woman is purified to nifas blood she should take bath and perform acts of worship. And in case her blood is discharged again and the total number of days on which blood comes and the intervening days during which she remains pure of blood is ١٠ or less than ١٠, all of it is nifas. And if she also