What is the legal status of blood observed three times if the woman subsequently gives birth less than six months after the third period?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Waiting Periods ('Iddah)

Book 44 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

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If a woman menstruates three times and subsequently gives birth less than six months after the third period concludes, it is established that the observed blood was not true menstruation. This is because she was pregnant while bleeding, and pregnancy precludes menstruation.