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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does a woman pray if her post-natal bleeding continues for more than forty days?

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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. From the questions of the questioner, she says: Honorable Shaykh, if the bleeding of a woman in the post-natal period continues after forty days, does she pray or not?

The Shaykh:
Yes, the maximum limit for post-natal bleeding is forty days. So if she reaches forty days, she performs the full ritual bath and prays, even if the bleeding has not stopped.

The presenter:
This is the opinion of the majority.

The Shaykh:
However, if the bleeding coincides with the time of her usual period, if it coincides with the time of the menstrual cycle, then she considers it menstruation after the post-natal bleeding. But if it does not coincide with the time of her monthly period, then she considers it blood of corruption, so she performs the full ritual bath, fasts, and prays; because the post-natal bleeding has ended for her. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6049- هل تصلي المرأة إذا استمر بها النفاس أكثر من أربعين يوماً ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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