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Sahih al-BukhariMenstrual Periods

this is a vein. Abstain from prayer only for a number of days similar to those of your normal menses; then, take a ritual bath and pray

Chapter: If a woman gets menses thrice a month

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 325

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ هِشَامَ بْنَ عُرْوَةَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ،‏.‏ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ أَبِي حُبَيْشٍ، سَأَلَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ إِنِّي أُسْتَحَاضُ فَلاَ أَطْهُرُ، أَفَأَدَعُ الصَّلاَةَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏

لاَ، إِنَّ ذَلِكِ عِرْقٌ، وَلَكِنْ دَعِي الصَّلاَةَ قَدْرَ الأَيَّامِ الَّتِي كُنْتِ تَحِيضِينَ فِيهَا، ثُمَّ اغْتَسِلِي وَصَلِّي ‏"

‘Ā’ishah, the Mother of the Believers, (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that Fātimah bint Abi Hubaysh asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saying:

I have a continuous flow of vaginal bleeding; so, I never attain purity (from menses). Should I abstain from prayer? He replied: "No, this is a vein. Abstain from prayer only for a number of days similar to those of your normal menses; then, take a ritual bath and pray."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 325).

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Explanation

Fātimah bint Hubaysh asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saying: I have a ceaseless flow of vaginal bleeding that continues even outside the menstrual period. Does this have the same ruling of menstruation so I should abstain from prayer? The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) replied saying: It is Istihādah (vaginal bleeding outside the menstrual period), which is a kind of illness caused by the rupture of a vein in the uterus and it is not menstrual blood. Therefore, when the time you used to experience your normal menses, before getting sick with Istihādah, do not pray, fast, or perform any act of worship that the menstruating woman must not perform during her menses. After this period is over, you attain purity from menstruation. So, wash the place from where the blood flows and wash your whole body to remove the state of Hadath (ritual impurity), and then pray.

Lessons

  • It is obligatory for a woman to take a ritual bath when her menstruation is over.
  • It is obligatory for a woman suffering from Istihādah to perform prayer.
  • Hayd (menstruation): It refers to the normal blood that is discharged by the uterus through the vagina of an adult woman during known days.
  • Istihādah: It refers to the flow of blood from the nearest part of the uterus, not its bottom, outside its normal time.
  • The difference between the blood of Hayd and that of Istihādah is that the former is black, thick, and smelly whereas the latter is red, thin, and not smelly.

Explanation in Arabic

سَألتْ فاطمةُ بنت حبيش النبيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالت: إني لا ينقطع عني الدم ويستمر حتى في غير زمن الحيض، فهل يكون حكم ذلك حكم الحيض فأترك الصلاة؟

فقال لها النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: إنه دم استحاضة، وهو دم مَرَضِيٌّ ينشأ عن انقطاع عرق في الرحم، وليس بدم حيض،

فإذا جاء وقت الحيض الذي كنت تحيضين فيه على عادتك الشهرية قبل أن تمرضين بالاستحاضة، فاتركي الصلاة والصوم وغيرَهما مما تُمنَع منه الحائض وقت الحيض.

فإذا انتهى مقدار تلك المدة، فتكوني قد طهرتي من الحيض، فاغسلي موضع الدم، ثم اغسلي بدنك اغتسالًا كاملًا لرفع الحدث، ثم صلي.

  • وجوب الغسل على المرأة عند انتهاء أيام حيضها.
  • وجوب الصلاة على المستحاضة.
  • الحيض: دمُ طبيعةٍ يُرْخِيْه الرَّحِمُ عَبْرَ فَرْجِ المرأةِ البالغة، يصيبها في أيام معلومة.
  • الاستحاضة: سَيَلانُ الدمِ في غير وقته من أدنى الرحم دون قَعْرِه.
  • الفرق بين دم الحيض ودم الاستحاضة: أنَّ دمَ الحيضِ أسود ثخين مُنْتِن الرائحة، أما دم الاستحاضة فأحمر رقيق ليس له رائحة منتنة.

Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَد بْن أَبِي رَجَاء ) هُوَ أَحْمَد بْن عَبْد اللَّه بْن أَيُّوب الْهَرَوِيُّ يُكَنَّى أَبَا الْوَلِيد , وَهُوَ حَنَفِيُّ النَّسَب لَا الْمَذْهَب , وَقِصَّة فَاطِمَة بِنْت أَبِي حُبَيْشٍ تَقَدَّمَتْ فِي بَاب الِاسْتِحَاضَة , وَمُنَاسَبَة الْحَدِيث لِلتَّرْجَمَةِ مِنْ قَوْله " قَدْر الْأَيَّام الَّتِي كُنْت تَحِيضِينَ فِيهَا " فَوَكَّلَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى أَمَانَتهَا وَرَدَّهُ إِلَى عَادَتهَا , وَذَلِكَ يَخْتَلِف بِاخْتِلَافِ الْأَشْخَاص. وَاخْتَلَفَ الْعُلَمَاء فِي أَقَلّ الْحَيْض وَأَقَلّ الطُّهْر , وَنَقَلَ الدَّاوُدِيّ أَنَّهُمْ اِتَّفَقُوا عَلَى أَنَّ أَكْثَره خَمْسَة عَشَر يَوْمًا , وَقَالَ أَبُو حَنِيفَة : لَا يَجْتَمِع أَقَلّ الطُّهْر وَأَقَلّ الْحَيْض مَعًا. فَأَق…

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Al-Bukharid. 256 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح البخاري No. 325
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  • الأوسط في السنن والإجماع والاختلاف لابن المنذر (779)ذَلِكَ عِرْقٌ وَلَكِنْ دَعِي الصَّلاةَ قَدْرَ الأَيَّامِ الَّتِي كُنْتِ تَحِيضِينَ فِيهَا ثُمَّ اغْتَسِلِي وَصَلِّي
  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (274)لا ، إِنَّ ذَلِكَ عِرْقٌ ، وَلَكِنْ دَعِي الصَّلاةَ قَدْرَ الأَيَّامِ الَّتِي كُنْتِ تَحِيضِينَ فِيهَا ثُمَّ اغْتَسِلِي وَصَلِّي

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