Return of Blood After the Fifteenth Day

Question
My period came and lasted for 10 days, then stopped for five days, and blood returned afterward. Is the blood that comes down considered as istihada (irregular bleeding)?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: As long as the blood returns after ten days, your menstruation is the days of your known cycle, and anything beyond that is all considered irregular bleeding. And God knows best.
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