What exactly is “chillha”, i.e., the 40 days after giving birth? Is it Islamic or a cultural concept or both? I know that intercourse isn’t allowed during that 40 day period, at least medically speaking. But is not taking the baby outside, or hte mother even leaving the home for 40 days, is that allowed in Islam? 
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Never heard of Islamic point of view. After delivery, woman get her periods for 40 days but that doesn't stop u from leaving home ..i think this is cultural
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Periods for 40 days waht ?!?! 
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its like a body cleanser..
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Wait..so…ure bleeding everyday for 40 days ??
I didn’t know that !! 
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you are confusing chilla (practised by Tableeghi Jamaat) with nifaas (post natal bleeding)
these are two totally different things
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BS. Thats not periods. That happens after birth and that bleeding lasts depending on how many kids and how big they were... and some other factors.
The 40 days has some significance in Islam but not leaving home for 40 days is cultural and shouldn't be followed as an *Islamic *way of life.
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^ I had a feeling the not leaving ure house evr for those 40 days was cultural crap. So what is the significance of it in Islam?
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Well... number 40 is significant for various reasons (right from top of my head, any mistakes, please correct):
Adam and eve lived in paradise for 40 days
Musa when he saw the fire went up to mount for **40 **days
Musa when he went back to mount for **40 **days after when the jews crossed the sea
The jews were lost in the desert for **40 **years
Those are just some of the examples and there maybe more from life of the prophet Mohammad (pbuh).
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chilla is a TJ specific thing, has no significance in Islam and it's something they do for improving themselves
i don't know the details but i think they live in the masjid for 40 days
on the other hand every woman needs to be familiar with the rulings for nifaas
that has islamic significance
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the definition of chilla means ...anything that goes on for 40days without stopping.
when talking about postnatal bleeding.....there is no minimum duration however the maximum duration is 40 days...anything after that is not considered post natal bleeding.
you are allowed to have sexual intercourse (Islamically) as soon as the bleeding stops ..you are not required to wait a full 40 days.
i believe staying at home for 40days is just ritualistic and is not Islamic in any way.
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40 days of bleeding.. I think Women need to be called "men" in reality!
you need some real ...hmmm guts for that.
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^ sighs...they have it so easy! when it comes to gaining entrance into paradise !
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The below readings are from Hadith,
Section : Post-Childbirth bleeding.
Such bleeding occurs after the birth of a child, regardless if the child survived the birth or not. This type of bleeding has no minimum duration, for it could stop right after the birth, or there could even be no blood. Therefore, her confinement would end and she would be obliged to fast, pray, and so on. The maximum duration is forty days. Said Umm Salamah, "During the lifetime of the Prophet, the post-childbirth woman would be in confinement for forty days." (Related by "the five," except for an-Nasa'i.)
After recording the hadith, at-Tirmizhi states, "The knowledgeable companions, the following generation and those that came later agree that a woman experiencing post-childbirth bleeding had to stop praying for forty days unless her blood stopped. If her bleeding stops before that time, she is to make ghusl and start praying. If she sees blood after forty days, most scholars say that she is not to stop praying."
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Section : Forbidden Acts for Women Experiencing Menstruation and Post-Childbirth Bleeding.
All acts forbidden for a person who has not yet cleansed himself from sex or a wet dream are prohibited to women in these two conditions, as these are considered major impurities. But, there are also two further prohibitions:
Section 1 : They cannot fast, menstruating women.
If women fast, their fasting will be considered null and void. If they fast during the month of Ramadan, they will still have to make those days of fasting up later on. Mu'azhah said, "I asked 'Aishah, 'Why must we make up the fasts missed due to our menstruation, and not the prayers?' She said, 'That was what the Messenger of Allah told us to do. We were ordered to make up the fasts, and we were ordered not to make up the prayers." (Related by "the group.")
Section 2 : She can not engage in sexual intercourse.
Said Anas, "When a Jewish woman was menstruating, her husband would not eat or sleep with her. The companions asked the Prophet, upon whom be peace, about that, and Allah revealed: "They question you concerning menstruation. Say: 'It is an illness, so let women alone at such times and go not in unto them until they are cleaned. And when they have purified themselves, then go in unto them as Allah has enjoined upon you. Truly, Allah loves those who turn unto Him and loves those who have a care for cleanliness" (al-Baqarah 222). The Messenger of Allah also said, "Do everything except intercourse." (Related by "the group," except for al-Bukhari.)
In his comments on the subject, an-Nawawi states, "If a Muslim believes it is permissible to have intercourse with his menstruating wife, he becomes an unbelieving apostate. If he does it, not thinking that it is permissible, but out of forgetfulness or not knowing that it is forbidden or not knowing that his wife was menstruating, then there is no sin or expiation upon him. If he does it on purpose, knowing that it is forbidden, he has committed a grave sin and must repent. There are two opinions on this: the more correct one is that there is to be expiation." He further says, "All scholars say that one may touch anything above the navel or below the knees. Most scholars say that it is permissible to touch what is between the navel and the knees, but not the vagina or anus." An-Nawawi concludes that it is permitted but hated, as that is the strongest position from the evidence. This evidence is based upon the practice of the Prophet's wives: when he wished to be with them during their period, they would put something over their vagina. (Related by Abu Dawud.) Al-Hafez observes, "Its chain is strong." Masruq ibn al-Ajda' asked 'Aishah, "What is off limits to me sexually during my wife's menstruation?" She said, "Nothing, except the vagina." (Related by alBukhari in his Tarikh.)
Allaah Glorified be him, knows the best
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I thought they will be among the most occupants of hell.
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Yes Sahih Bukhari, Book name Menstrual Period, has got hadith regarding this. Though i dont deny from the other hadith books and just quoting Sahih bukhai.