Do the three days exceeding seven days, after the ten days of the menstrual cycle, count as menses or not? And what should be done about that? And is there a solution to reduce the number of menstrual days?
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It is not true that the maximum duration of menstruation is seven days. Rather, it is fifteen days according to the majority of scholars, and ten days according to the Hanafis. A woman is obligated to consider herself menstruating as long as she sees blood, and she is not considered to have istiḥāḍa (prolonged non-menstrual bleeding) unless the blood, and any yellowish or brownish discharge associated with it, exceeds fifteen days.
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