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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Menstruation

Sahih Muslim 332a

Chapter: It is recommended for the woman who is performing ghusl following menses to apply a piece of cloth scented with musk to the site of the bleeding

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 332a

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّاقِدُ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، - قَالَ عَمْرٌو حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، - عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ابْنِ صَفِيَّةَ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ سَأَلَتِ امْرَأَةٌ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَيْفَ تَغْتَسِلُ مِنْ حَيْضَتِهَا قَالَ فَذَكَرَتْ أَنَّهُ عَلَّمَهَا كَيْفَ تَغْتَسِلُ ثُمَّ تَأْخُذُ فِرْصَةً مِنْ مِسْكٍ فَتَطَهَّرُ بِهَا ‏.‏ قَالَتْ كَيْفَ أَتَطَهَّرُ بِهَا قَالَ ‏"‏

تَطَهَّرِي بِهَا ‏.‏ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَاسْتَتَرَ -

'A'isha reported:

A woman asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) how to wash herself after menstruation. She mentioned that he taught her how to take bath and then told her to take a piece of cotton with musk and purify herself. She said: How should I purify myself with that? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Praise be to Allah, purify yourself with it, and covered his face, Sufyan b. 'Uyaina gave a demonstration by covering his face (as the Prophet had done). 'A'isha reported: I dragged her to my side for I had understood what the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) intended and, therefore, said: Apply this cotton with musk to the trace of blood. Ibn 'Umar in his hadith (has mentioned the words of 'A'isha thus): Apply it to the marks of blood.

Reported by Muslim (No. 332a).

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Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( تَطَّهَّرِي بِهَا سُبْحَان اللَّه ) قَدْ قَدَّمْنَا ( أَنَّ سُبْحَان اللَّه ) فِي هَذَا الْمَوْضِع وَأَمْثَاله يُرَاد بِهَا التَّعَجُّب , وَكَذَا لَا إِلَه إِلَّا اللَّه , وَمَعْنَى التَّعَجُّب هُنَا كَيْف يَخْفَى مِثْل هَذَا الظَّاهِر الَّذِي لَا يَحْتَاج الْإِنْسَان فِي فَهْمِهِ إِلَى فِكْرٍ ؟ وَفِي هَذَا : جَوَاز التَّسْبِيح عِنْد التَّعَجُّب مِنْ الشَّيْء وَاسْتِعْظَامه , وَكَذَلِكَ يَجُوز عِنْد التَّثَبُّت عَلَى الشَّيْء , وَالتَّذَكُّر بِهِ. وَفِيهِ اِسْتِحْبَاب اِسْتِعْمَال الْكِنَايَات فِيمَا يَتَعَلَّق بِالْعَوْرَاتِ , وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ بَيَان هَذِهِ الْقَاعِدَة مَرَّات. وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَم. قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( تَتَبَّ…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 332c

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