Abu Hanifah adopts ten days as the maximum, while fifteen days is reported from al-Shafi‘i and Malik in this comparative discussion.
The distinction stems from differing treatment of reports and menstrual patterns when defining a legal maximum. Thus the same extended episode may be categorized differently across schools.
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Menstruation: Duration, Worship, Cessation and Intervening Purity
Abu Hanifah adopts ten days as the maximum, while fifteen days is reported from al-Shafi‘i and Malik in this comparative discussion.
The distinction stems from differing treatment of reports and menstrual patterns when defining a legal maximum. Thus the same extended episode may be categorized differently across schools.