What is the ruling for a woman in post-natal bleeding if she becomes pure before forty days but does not pray until after the forty days?

Question:
The questioner says: A woman in post-natal bleeding became pure before the forty days, but she remained for a full week without praying out of ignorance, believing that she should start praying after the forty days. What is obligatory for her? Does she have to make up the missed prayers?

Answer:
Without a doubt, it is obligatory for her to make up the prayers that passed while she was pure from post-natal bleeding. That is, when the post-natal bleeding stops, even if she is within the forty days. If the blood stops, she takes a full ritual bath and prays, even if she is within the forty days. So, her leaving off the prayer while thinking that she has no prayer obligation until after the forty days is a mistake. She must make up all the prayers she left off.