[Machine] "O Messenger of Allah, I am a woman who experiences istihadah (continuous abnormal bleeding), should I stop praying?" He said: "No, this is just a vein and not menstruation. So when your period comes, then leave prayers. And when the period has ended, wash away the blood from yourself, perform ablution, and pray." Hisham said: "My father used to say that she should first perform the initial washing, and then whatever comes after that, she is considered pure and can pray."
يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي امْرَأَةٌ أُسْتَحَاضُ أَفَأَتْرُكُ الصَّلَاةَ؟ قَالَ «لَا إِنَّمَا ذَلِكِ عِرْقٌ وَلَيْسَتْ بِالْحِيضَةِ فَإِذَا أَقْبَلَتِ الْحَيْضَةُ فَاتْرُكِي الصَّلَاةَ فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ قَدْرُهَا فَاغْسِلِي عَنْكِ الدَّمَ وَتَوَضَّئِي وَصَلِّي» قَالَ هِشَامٌ فَكَانَ أَبِي يَقُولُ تَغْتَسِلُ غُسْلَ الْأَوَّلِ ثُمَّ مَا يَكُونُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَإِنَّهَا تَطَّهَّرُ وَتُصَلِّي