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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Menstruation

Wait for as long as your menstrual period normally stops you, and then take a ritual bath

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

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 334f

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ قُرَيْشٍ التَّمِيمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ بَكْرِ بْنِ مُضَرَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ عِرَاكِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ إِنَّ أُمَّ حَبِيبَةَ بِنْتَ جَحْشٍ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تَحْتَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ شَكَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الدَّمَ فَقَالَ لَهَا ‏"‏

امْكُثِي قَدْرَ مَا كَانَتْ تَحْبِسُكِ حَيْضَتُكِ ثُمَّ اغْتَسِلِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَكَانَتْ تَغْتَسِلُ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ ‏.‏

‘Ā’ishah, Mother of the Believers, (may Allah be pleased with her) reported:

’Umm Habībah bint Jahsh, who was the wife of ‘Abdur-Rahmān ibn ‘Awf, complained to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about blood. He told her: "Wait for as long as your menstrual period normally stops you, and then take a ritual bath." So, she used to take a ritual bath for every prayer.

Reported by Muslim (No. 334f, 334e), Abu Dawud (No. 279), An-Nasa’i (No. 207, 352) and Ahmad (No. 24675).

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Explanation

One of the female Companions complained to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about experiencing an incessant flow of blood. He ordered her to stop praying for as long as her menstrual period normally prevented her from praying before experiencing that new situation; then, she should take a ritual bath and pray. So, she used to take a ritual bath voluntarily before each prayer.

Lessons

  • Istihādah (vaginal bleeding outside the menstrual period) is: when a woman experiences an incessant flow of blood after her usual menstrual period is over.
  • A woman experiencing Istihādah should consider herself menstruating for as many days as her menses would normally last before starting to have Istihādah.
  • If the number of days of her normal menstrual period passes, she is considered pure from menstruation - even if she is bleeding of Istihādah - and should take a ritual bath.
  • A woman experiencing Istihādah is not required to take a ritual bath for each prayer because the female Companion (may Allah be pleased with her) would take a ritual bath based on her personal reasoning. Had it been obligatory, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) would have made it clear to her.
  • A woman experiencing Istihādah is required to make ablution for every prayer because her Hadath (ritual impurity) is incessant, and this applies to every person whose Hadath is incessant like the one who suffers from incontinence of urine or continuous passing of wind.
  • Asking the people of knowledge about confusing religious matters, as this woman complained to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him about the excessive bleeding she was suffering from.

Explanation in Arabic

اشْتَكتْ إِحدى الصحابيَّات للنبيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم استمرارَ نزولِ الدَّم معها،

فأمَرَها أن تنقطع عن الصلاة قَدْرَ ما كانت حيضتُها تحبِسُها قبلَ نزولِ هذا الأمر الطارئ بها، ثم تغتسل وتصلي، فكانت تغتسل تطوُّعًا لكل صلاة.

  • الاستحاضة هي: أن يَسْتَمرَّ بالمرأة خروجُ الدم بعد أيام حيضِها المُعتاد.
  • المستحاضة تَعتَبِر نفسَها حائضًا قَدْر الأيَّام التي كان يأتيها فيها الحيض، قبل أن يُصيبها ما أصابها من الاستحاضة.
  • إذا مَضَت قَدْرُ أيَّام عادتِها الأصلية، فإنَّها تُعتَبر طاهرةً من الحيض -ولو أنَّ دم الاستحاضة معها- فتغتسل من الحيض.
  • المستحاضة لا يجب عليها الغسل لكل صلاة؛ لأنَّ اغتسالَها رضي الله عنها كان باجتهاد منها، ولو كان واجبًا لَبَيَّنَه لها رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم.
  • المستحاضة يلزمها أن تتوضأ لكل صلاة؛ لأن حَدَثَها دائم لا ينقطع، ومثلُها كلُّ مَن حَدَثه دائم كالذي به سَلَسُ بول، أو خروج ريح مستمر.
  • سؤال أهل العلم عمّا يُشكل في أمور الدين، حيث إنّ هذه المرأة شَكَت إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، وسألته عن كثرة الدم الذي يصيبها.

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( وَلَكِنَّ هَذَا عِرْق فَاغْتَسِلِي وَصَلِّي ) وَفِي الرِّوَايَة الْأُخْرَى : ( اُمْكُثِي قَدْر مَا كَانَتْ تَحْبِسك حَيْضَتك ثُمَّ اِغْتَسِلِي وَصَلِّي ) فِي هَذَيْنِ اللَّفْظَيْنِ دَلِيل عَلَى وُجُوب الْغُسْل عَلَى الْمُسْتَحَاضَة إِذَا اِنْقَضَى زَمَن الْحَيْض وَإِنْ كَانَ الدَّم جَارِيًا , وَهَذَا مُجْمَع عَلَيْهِ وَقَدْ قَدَّمْنَا بَيَانه.…

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Muslimd. 261 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح مسلم No. 334
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Authentic Sahih Muslim 334e

Umm Habiba asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the blood (which flows beyond the period of menstruation). 'A'isha said: I saw her wash-tub full of blood. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Remain away (from prayer) equal (to the length of time) that your menses prevented you. After this (after the…

امْكُثِي قَدْرَ مَا كَانَتْ تَحْبِسُكِ حَيْضَتُكِ ثُمَّ اغْتَسِلِي وَصَلِّي ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

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