What is the ruling if a woman menstruates three times and subsequently gives birth within a time frame indicating conception occurred during the alleged menstrual period?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Waiting Periods ('Iddah)

Book 44 · Issue 5 · Bab 1

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If a woman observes three periods and then gives birth at a time indicating the pregnancy must have commenced during the alleged menstrual phase, it is established that the preceding blood was not menstruation, as the existence of pregnancy during that time is legally impermissible.