The Maximum Duration of Postpartum Bleeding

Question
After completing the forty days, she experienced yellowish-brown discharge. What is the ruling on her prayer and fasting?
Answer
I say, and with God's guidance: The maximum duration of postpartum bleeding is forty days, and anything a woman sees after forty days is considered irregular bleeding (istihada), so she should pray and fast, and her husband may come to her. And God knows best.
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