and she has performed the ritual bath, the bleeding has stopped, and after that she sees some discharge, she is to ignore it. If, however, her usual period has not yet finished and she experiences a spell of purity in the middle of those days, then performs a bath and the blood returns, she must treat it as menstruation, because it has come back within the days of her normal cycle. The same principle applies to the woman in post-partum bleeding: if the blood reappears during the forty-day period, it is still classified as nifas. Should anything appear after the fortieth day, it is disregarded—unless it coincides with the days on which she used to menstruate before the delivery and before the pregnancy.

Breaking the fast during the daytime in Ramadan without a valid excuse

Question: Last Ramadan I deliberately broke the fast on several days with no lawful excuse. Is it enough for me simply to make up those days, and is there anything else required of me? I am deeply remorseful and, God willing, resolved never to do such a thing again.

Answer: Breaking the fast during the daytime in Ramadan without an excuse is a grave error and a serious sin—may Allah protect us. Whoever has done that must repent sincerely to Allah, feel true regret for what has passed, resolve never to repeat it, and thereafter be diligent about his fasting. Along with this repentance, he is required to make up the days he missed.

Therefore you must make up those days after repenting to Allah; perhaps He will pardon what has already occurred.

Question: Is feeding the poor also required in addition to making up the fasts?

Answer: If another Ramadan has come and gone before he made up those days, with no valid excuse, then along with making up the fast he must feed one poor person for every day missed.