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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 633

Chapter: A menstruating woman taking something from the mosque

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 633

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم

ـ يُدْنِي رَأْسَهُ إِلَىَّ وَأَنَا حَائِضٌ وَهُوَ مُجَاوِرٌ - تَعْنِي مُعْتَكِفًا - فَأَغْسِلُهُ وَأُرَجِّلُهُ ‏.‏

It was narrated that 'Aishah said:

"The Prophet used to bring his head close to me when I was menstruaring and he was in I'tikaf (seclusion in a mosques for the purpose of worship), and I would wash it and comb his hair."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 633).

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

قَوْله ( يُدْنِي ) مِنْ الْإِدْنَاء مُجَاوِر أَيْ مُعْتَكِف وَأَرْجَلَهُ مِنْ التَّرْجِيل بِمَعْنَى تَسْرِيح الشَّعْر.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 633
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 633
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Bukhari And Muslim The hadith No. 633
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 633

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  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (2052)يُدْنِي رَأْسَهُ إِلَيَّ وَأَنَا حَائِضٌ وَهُوَ مُجَاوِرٌ ، تَعْنِي مُعْتَكِفًا ، فَيَضَعُهُ فِي حِجْرِي فَأَغْسِلُهُ وَأُرَجِّلُهُ وَأَنَا حَائِضٌ

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 701

’A’isha (RAA) narrated, The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to put his head into (the window of my house) while he was in the mosque (performing I'tikaf) and I would comb his hair. When he was in I'tikaf he would not enter the house except for some need.”Agreed upon and the wording is from Al-Bukhari.

وَعَنْهَا قَالَتْ: { إِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-لَيُدْخِلُ عَلَيَّ رَأْسَهُ ‏-وَهُوَ فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ‏- فَأُرَجِّلُهُ, وَكَانَ لَا يَدْخُلُ اَلْبَيْتَ إِلَّا لِحَاجَةٍ, إِذَا كَانَ مُعْتَكِفًا }…

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Muwatta Malik 133

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I used to comb the head of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, while I was menstruating."

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أُرَجِّلُ رَأْسَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَنَا حَائِضٌ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 10 other versions

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 386

It was narrated from 'Aishah that she used to comb the hair of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when she was menstruating and he was performing I'tikaf. He would put his head out to her while she was in her room.

تُرَجِّلُ رَأْسَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ وَهُوَ مُعْتَكِفٌ فَيُنَاوِلُهَا رَأْسَهُ وَهِيَ فِي حُجْرَتِهَا ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 3 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 296

A person asked me, "Can a woman in menses serve me? And can a Junub woman come close to me?" I replied, "All this is easy for me. All of them can serve me, and there is no harm for any other person to do the same. `Aisha told me that she used to comb the hair of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) while she was…

تُرَجِّلُ ـ تَعْنِي ـ رَأْسَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حِينَئِذٍ مُجَاوِرٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، يُدْنِي لَهَا رَأْسَهُ وَهْىَ فِي حُجْرَتِهَا، فَتُرَجِّلُهُ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

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