When Does a Woman Become Ayisa?

Question

A woman who used to have hayd has had her hayd stop. After what period of the hayd having stopped, in [a case of] illness, will she be ruled to be ayisa (a woman who has reached the age of cessation of hayd)?

Answer

According to the Hanafis, a woman of fifty-five years is ayisa. Within this period there remains hope of hayd coming.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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