Narrated `Aisha: Fatima bint Abi Hubaish came to the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) I get persistent bleeding from the uterus and do not become clean. Shall I give up my prayers?" Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) replied, "No, because it is from a blood vessel and not the menses. So when your real menses begins give up your prayers and when it has finished wash off the blood (take a bath) and offer your prayers." Hisham (the sub narrator) narrated that his father had also said, (the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) told her): "Perform ablution for every prayer till the time of the next period comes."