The Ruling on Blood Discharged After Forty Days

Question:
The Shaykh’s son. A woman’s forty days have ended, and her menses have become mixed. Sometimes her menses come out in a small amount, and sometimes she sees it coming at a time other than her usual period, which she knew before the pregnancy and the gathering. What should she do? There is no god but Allah.

Answer:
She should perform ghusl and pray. She should perform ghusl and pray. She should perform ghusl at the forty days, when the forty days are complete, and then pray. Even if she has intermittent blood, the blood that comes out after the forty days is not considered to be anything; she considers it to be a discharge (istihadah), unless it coincides with the time of her usual period, the time of her menstrual cycle. In that case, she considers it to be menses. However, if it exceeds the forty days and does not coincide with the time of her usual period, meaning she considers it to be corrupt blood, she should perform istinja’ and place something on the exit to prevent the discharge, then she should perform wudu’ and pray, just as we mentioned previously regarding the woman with irregular bleeding.