Abstaining at Night When Menstruation Occurs During the Day
Question
Shalom and blessings, if a woman begins menstruation during the day, does she need to abstain later that night, on the same day, etc.?
Answer
Shalom Rav,
On the night following the day of menstruation, there is no need to abstain.
On the night before the day of menstruation, the custom is to be stringent and abstain [this is called 'Or Zarua night'].
However, according to the essence of the law, there is no obligation to abstain except during the actual time of menstruation.
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Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah 189:25
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