Nifaas Bleeding More Than 40 Days

1. If this was one’s first child and the bleeding was more than 40 days, then 40 days are nifaas and over and above that is istihaadhah.
2. After 40 days one should have a bath (ghusl) and commence performing Salaat. One should not wait for the bleeding to stop.
3. If this is not the first birth, one has given birth before and knows of one’s fixed number of days for nifaas, then in the case of the bleeding exceeding 40 days one’s nifaas will be the fixed number of days of the previous births. More than that will be istihaadhah. This will be determined when the bleeding exceeds 40 days.

(Behshti Zewar)