Should a wife pray, or wait for the black spots to disappear, if the light post-natal bleeding continues for more than 40 days?
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The maximum duration of postpartum bleeding () is forty days according to the most preponderant opinion. Anything beyond that is considered irregular bleeding (istihada), unless it coincides with her regular menstrual period. Therefore, what the wife sees after forty days, if it does not align with her regular menstrual period, is disregarded. She should perform (ritual purification), pray, and all things forbidden to a woman in nifas become permissible for her.
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