and a second day of cleanness; the day of bleeding is counted as menstruation, and the day of cleanness as purity, so long as the total duration does not surpass its upper limit⦗1⦘.

A woman with non-menstrual bleeding washes her private parts, secures a pad, performs ablution at the beginning of every prayer time, and may then perform both the obligatory and the supererogatory prayers. Intercourse with her is not allowed unless refraining would cause undue hardship, and it is recommended that she take a full ritual bath for each prayer.

The maximum period of postpartum bleeding is forty days. If she becomes pure before that, she performs the ritual bath and prays, although intercourse with her before the completion of forty days, even after she has become pure, is disliked⦗2⦘. Should the bleeding recur within that span⦗3⦘, its status is uncertain: she continues to fast and pray, but must later make up the obligatory fast⦗4⦘.

Postpartum bleeding follows the same rules as menstruation regarding what is lawful and unlawful, what is required and what is waived, except for matters of the waiting period and the attainment of legal puberty⦗5⦘. If she gives birth to twins, both the beginning and the end of the postpartum period are reckoned from the delivery of the first child.