When Nifaas stops after only ten or twenty days

Q: Taharaat-24: After giving birth, a woman bleeds for awhile and then Stops bleeding after only ten or twenty days. Should she bath and can she have intercourse with her husband?

Answer: The maximum period for Nifaas is forty days. If this is her first child,she should bath and perform salaah. If it was not her first child and she did not bleed for more days than the previous time, she should also bath and perform salaah. And Allaah knows best what is most correct.

Fatawa Rahimiyyah vol.2