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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 623

Chapter: What was narrated concerning the non-menstrually bleeding woman who has counted the days of her period before her flow of blood became continuous

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 623

Narrator:Umm Salamah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ سَأَلَتِ امْرَأَةٌ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَتْ إِنِّي أُسْتَحَاضُ فَلاَ أَطْهُرُ أَفَأَدَعُ الصَّلاَةَ قَالَ ‏

"‏ لاَ وَلَكِنْ دَعِي قَدْرَ الأَيَّامِ وَاللَّيَالِي الَّتِي كُنْتِ تَحِيضِينَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ ‏"‏ وَقَدْرَهُنَّ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ ثُمَّ اغْتَسِلِي وَاسْتَثْفِرِي بِثَوْبٍ وَصَلِّي ‏"

It was narrated that Umm Salamah said:

"A woman asked the Prophet: 'I bleed continuously and I do not become pure. Should I give up the prayer?' He said: 'No, but leave off praying for the number of days and nights that used to menstruate.'" (One of the narrators) Abu Bakr (Ibn Abu Shaibah) said in this Hadith: "Estimate the number of days in the month, then take a bath and cover your private part with a cloth and perform prayer."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 623) and An-Nasa’i (No. 354).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( إِنِّي اُسْتَحَاضُ ) هُوَ مِنْ الْأَفْعَال اللَّازِمَة الْبِنَاء لِلْمَفْعُولِ فَلَا أَطْهُر مِنْ حَدّ نَصَّ وَهُوَ لُغَة فِيهِ وَالْمُرَاد إِفَادَة الِاسْتِمْرَار وَاسْتَثْفِرِي بِمُثَلَّثَةٍ قَبْل الْفَاء وَالِاسْتِثْفَار أَنْ تَشُدّ ثَوْبهَا أَيْ تَحْتَجِز بِهِ لِيُمْسِك الدَّم لِيَمْنَع السَّيَلَان وَالْحَاصِل أَنْ الْمُعْتَادَة إِذَا اِسْتَمَرَّ بِهَا الدَّم تَرُدّ الْحَيْضِ إِلَى الْعَادَة الْمَعْلُومَة لَهَا.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 623
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 623
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 623
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 623

Other versions

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 354

"A woman asked the Prophet (ﷺ): 'I suffer from Istihadah and I never become pure; should I stop praying?' He said: 'No. Stop praying for the number of days and nights that you used to menstruate, then perform Ghusl, wrap a cloth around yourself, and pray.'"

"‏ لاَ وَلَكِنْ دَعِي قَدْرَ تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ وَاللَّيَالِي الَّتِي كُنْتِ تَحِيضِينَ فِيهَا ثُمَّ اغْتَسِلِي وَاسْتَثْفِرِي وَصَلِّي ‏"

Narrated by Umm Salamah

Also reported by… (3)
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (19112)إِنِّي أُسْتَحَاضُ ، فَلا أَطْهُرُ ، أَفَأَدَعُ الصَّلاةَ ؟ ، قَالَ : لا وَلَكِنْ دَعِي قَدْرَ الأَيَّامِ وَاللَّيَالِيَ الَّتِي كُنْتِ تَحِيضِينَ فِيهَا ، ثُمَّ اغْتَسِلِي وَاسْتَثْفِرِي بِثَوْبٍ وَصَلِّي
  • سنن الدارقطني (731)دَعِي قَدْرَ الأَيَّامِ وَاللَّيَالِي الَّتِي كُنْتِ تَحِيضِينَ فِيهَا , ثُمَّ اغْتَسِلِي وَاسْتَثْفِرِي وَصَلِّي
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (1304)لَا ، وَلَكِنْ دَعِي قَدْرَ الْأَيَّامِ وَاللَّيَالِي الَّتِي كُنْتِ تَحِيضِينَ وَقَدْرَهُنَّ ثُمَّ اغْتَسِلِي وَاسْتَثْفِرِي وَصَلِّي

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