Is it permissible for a wife to pray and fast after a Cesarean section and before forty days, and should she pray even if blood flows and then stops more than once, and is what is heard that a woman does not pray until after forty days correct, and should she resort to artificial feeding in order to be able to fast?

The blood discharged from a woman's vagina after a Cesarean section is lochia (nifas blood), and its maximum duration, according to the preponderant opinion, is forty days. If the bleeding stops before forty days, indicated by the white discharge (al-qassah al-bayda') or dryness of the area, the woman should perform ghusl (ritual purification bath) and pray. If the blood returns before the completion of forty days, it is still considered lochia, and she should perform ghusl when it stops. It is permissible to use formula milk for feeding so that the mother can fast, provided the child is not harmed.