Discussion on the duration of post-natal bleeding.
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How is our Shaykh doing?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : May Allah keep you well.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : How is your health?
The Shaykh : Welcome... But the maximum has a limit, whereas the minimum does not have a limit. In other words, the maximum duration of post-natal bleeding is forty days, so anything exceeding forty days is irregular non-menstrual bleeding. As for the minimum, there is no limit for it; it is only known by seeing the white discharge. Whether the woman is in post-natal bleeding or menstruation, if she sees the white discharge, she has become pure, regardless of the number of days. Likewise, if the woman in post-natal bleeding sees the white discharge, it means she has become pure, so she must purify herself and pray. However, if the blood continues with her beyond forty days, the forty days are the post-natal bleeding, and anything exceeding that is irregular non-menstrual bleeding.
The questioner : Do you remain abstaining from prayer?
The Shaykh: When?
The questioner : After forty days.
The Shaykh : What do we mean by our statement? If she becomes pure after forty days, it is irregular non-menstrual bleeding. Irregular non-menstrual bleeding does not mean that she abstains from prayer; it is obligatory for her to pray, but she performs the ablution for every prayer.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How is our Shaykh doing?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : May Allah keep you well.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : How is your health?
The Shaykh : Welcome... But the maximum has a limit, whereas the minimum does not have a limit. In other words, the maximum duration of post-natal bleeding is forty days, so anything exceeding forty days is irregular non-menstrual bleeding. As for the minimum, there is no limit for it; it is only known by seeing the white discharge. Whether the woman is in post-natal bleeding or menstruation, if she sees the white discharge, she has become pure, regardless of the number of days. Likewise, if the woman in post-natal bleeding sees the white discharge, it means she has become pure, so she must purify herself and pray. However, if the blood continues with her beyond forty days, the forty days are the post-natal bleeding, and anything exceeding that is irregular non-menstrual bleeding.
The questioner : Do you remain abstaining from prayer?
The Shaykh: When?
The questioner : After forty days.
The Shaykh : What do we mean by our statement? If she becomes pure after forty days, it is irregular non-menstrual bleeding. Irregular non-menstrual bleeding does not mean that she abstains from prayer; it is obligatory for her to pray, but she performs the ablution for every prayer.
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