The ruling on blood that exceeds fifteen days during the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah

Question:
The questioner says: My wife’s monthly period is usually seven days, and it has never exceeded that. However, this month the bleeding started three days earlier than last month’s date. The bleeding has now continued for sixteen days. Every seven days it seems to decrease as if it is about to end. When she inserts a cloth, it comes out full of blood, and then it flows heavily. She is currently in the state of ihram and is in great distress, crying and fearing that this is the anger of Allah preventing her from the virtue of this 'Umrah. What should we do? The doctor said that after ten days it will be considered irregular bleeding (istihadah). Does she make up the prayers after the ten days, or after the seven days, or does she wait until Allah decrees otherwise?

Answer:
Yes, menstruation increases and decreases, and it may come earlier or later; this is a known fact. However, anything that exceeds fifteen days: if it exceeds fifteen days, she takes a bath. First, she cleans herself and purifies the area, and places something on her private parts to prevent the leakage of what comes out. Then she performs wudu, then she takes a full bath. Then she performs wudu and performs tawaf and sa'y; there is no harm in this, because she has exited the state of menstruation. The maximum duration of menstruation is fifteen days, so anything beyond that is not menstruation, but rather corrupt blood and irregular bleeding (istihadah). Yes.