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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Menstruation

Sahih Muslim 334a

Chapter: The ghusl and the prayer of a woman who is suffering prolonged vaginal bleeding (istihadah)

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 334a

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتِ اسْتَفْتَتْ أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ بِنْتُ جَحْشٍ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي أُسْتَحَاضُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّمَا ذَلِكِ

عِرْقٌ فَاغْتَسِلِي ثُمَّ صَلِّي

'A'isha reported:

Umm Habiba b. Jahsh thus asked for a verdict from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): I am a woman whose blood keeps flowing (after the menstrual period). He (the Holy Prophet) said: That is only a vein, so take a bath and offer prayer; and she took a bath at the time of every prayer. Laith b. Sa'd said: Ibn Shihab made no mention that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had ordered her to take a bath at the time of every prayer, but she did it of her own accord. And in the tradition transmitted by Ibn Rumh there is no mention of Umm Habiba (and there is mention of the daughter of Jahsh only.)

Reported by Muslim (No. 334a) and Ahmad (No. 23382).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

" 734 " قَوْله ( اِسْتَفْتَتْ أُمّ حَبِيبَة بِنْت جَحْش رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ) . وَفِي رِوَايَة : ( بِنْت جَحْش ) وَلَمْ يَذْكُر ( أُمّ حَبِيبَة ) وَفِي رِوَايَة : ( أُمّ حَبِيبَة بِنْت جَحْش خَتَنَة رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَكَانَتْ تَحْت عَبْد الرَّحْمَن بْن عَوْف ) وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيث وَفِيهِ ( قَالَتْ عَائِشَة : فَكَانَتْ تَغْتَسِل فِي مِرْكَن فِي حُجْرَة أُخْتهَا زَيْنَب بِنْت جَحْش ) وَفِي الرِّوَايَة الْأُخْرَى ( أَنَّ اِبْنَة جَحْش كَانَتْ تُسْتَحَاض ) هَذِهِ الْأَلْفَاظ هَكَذَا هِيَ ثَابِتَة فِي الْأُصُول , وَحَكَى الْقَاضِي عِيَاض فِي الرِّوَايَة الْأَخِيرَة أَنَّهُ وَقَعَ فِي نُسْخَة أَبِي الْعَبَّاس الرَّازِيِّ أَنَّ زَيْنَب بِنْت ج…

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