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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 641

Chapter: How a menstruating woman should bathe

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 641

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ لَهَا وَكَانَتْ حَائِضًا ‏

"‏ انْقُضِي شَعْرَكِ وَاغْتَسِلِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ فِي حَدِيثِهِ ‏"‏ انَقُضِي رَأْسَكِ ‏"

It was narrated from 'Aishah that:

The Prophet said to her, when she was menstruating: "Undo your braids and bathe." (Sahih)(A narrator) 'Ali said in his narration: "Undo your head."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 641).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( قَالَ لَهَا ) أَيْ عِنْد إِحْرَام الْحَجّ ( وَكَانَتْ حَائِضًا ) أَيْ بَاقِيَة عَلَى حَيْضهَا ( اُنْقُضِي شَعْرك ) لِلتَّسْرِيحِ وَبِهَذَا ظَهَرَ أَنَّ الْحَدِيث لَيْسَ فِي الِاغْتِسَال مِنْ الْحَيْض فَلَا وَجْه لِذِكْرِهِ هَاهُنَا إِلَّا أَنْ يُقَال يُفْهَم حُكْم الِاغْتِسَال مِنْ الْحَيْض بِالدَّلَالَةِ وَلَعَلَّ هَذَا هُوَ وَجْه إِدْرَاج صَاحِب الصَّحِيح هَذَا الْحَدِيث فِي هَذَا الْبَاب وَفِي الزَّوَائِد هَذَا إِسْنَادٌ رِجَاله ثِقَات ا ه قُلْت لَيْسَ الْحَدِيث مِنْ الزَّوَائِد بَلْ هُوَ فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ وَغَيْرهَا.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 641
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 641
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 641

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