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Must a woman in postpartum bleeding (nifas) fast Ramadan if she completes forty days but is still in her nifas period and has not yet become pure?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Scholars have differed regarding the maximum duration of (postpartum bleeding). The majority of scholars hold that it is forty days from childbirth. For a woman whose bleeding continues for more than forty days: if it coincides with her regular menstrual cycle, then it is menstruation (hayd); if it does not coincide with it, then it is irregular bleeding (istihada). In this case, she performs (ritual bath) after the forty days, observes fasting, performs prayers, and is considered pure.

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