What is the maximum period for postnatal bleeding? And does such woman permitted to pray and fast during this time?

Postnatal bleeding is the blood discharged from a woman’s body due to childbirth. According to some juristic schools, the maximum period for postnatal bleeding is 60 days and in most cases, it is 40 days. It is impermissible for a woman experiencing postnatal bleeding to fast, pray, or engage in conjugal relations except after her bleeding ceases and performing the purification wash. It is thus impermissible for her to fast or pray until the bleeding mentioned in the question ceases.