You know that the duration of post-natal bleeding is forty days, but it may exceed sixty days, and I do not know whether I should pray after the forty days or not?
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The questioner : May Allah reward youThe Shaykh : You know.
The Shaykh : Is this a woman?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : You know that the duration of post-natal bleeding is forty days. But it may exceed sixty days. And I do not know whether I should pray after the forty days or not? I ask for clarification so that my prayer is not lost.
The Shaykh : I say: The scholars, may Allah have mercy on them, differ regarding the maximum duration of post-natal bleeding. Some of them said: The maximum duration of post-natal bleeding is forty days. Accordingly, if the blood exceeds forty days, then if it coincides with her usual menstruation before pregnancy, she remains in a state of impurity. If it does not coincide, it is corrupt blood. She prays and fasts, and it is permissible for her husband. Do you understand now?
If it exceeds forty days, if it coincides with the custom, it is menstruation. If it does not coincide with it, it is corrupt blood. This is the school of Imam Ahmad, may Allah have mercy on him, according to his followers.
The second opinion: Its maximum is sixty days. And that the blood, as long as it remains on the same pattern without changing, she remains in a state of impurity until sixty days. This is the school of al-Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, according to his followers. Accordingly: If the sixty days are completed and the blood remains, we say regarding what exceeds the sixty days as we said regarding what exceeds the forty days. If it coincides with the custom, it is menstruation. If it does not coincide with the custom, it is corrupt blood; she performs the full ritual bath, prays, and fasts.
The Shaykh : Is this a woman?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : You know that the duration of post-natal bleeding is forty days. But it may exceed sixty days. And I do not know whether I should pray after the forty days or not? I ask for clarification so that my prayer is not lost.
The Shaykh : I say: The scholars, may Allah have mercy on them, differ regarding the maximum duration of post-natal bleeding. Some of them said: The maximum duration of post-natal bleeding is forty days. Accordingly, if the blood exceeds forty days, then if it coincides with her usual menstruation before pregnancy, she remains in a state of impurity. If it does not coincide, it is corrupt blood. She prays and fasts, and it is permissible for her husband. Do you understand now?
If it exceeds forty days, if it coincides with the custom, it is menstruation. If it does not coincide with it, it is corrupt blood. This is the school of Imam Ahmad, may Allah have mercy on him, according to his followers.
The second opinion: Its maximum is sixty days. And that the blood, as long as it remains on the same pattern without changing, she remains in a state of impurity until sixty days. This is the school of al-Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, according to his followers. Accordingly: If the sixty days are completed and the blood remains, we say regarding what exceeds the sixty days as we said regarding what exceeds the forty days. If it coincides with the custom, it is menstruation. If it does not coincide with the custom, it is corrupt blood; she performs the full ritual bath, prays, and fasts.