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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Fasting

Sunan an-Nasa'i 2318

Chapter: Fasting is Waived for Menstruating Women

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 2318

Narrator:Ā’ishah

أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَلِيٌّ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُسْهَرٍ - عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ الْعَدَوِيَّةِ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، سَأَلَتْ عَائِشَةَ أَتَقْضِي الْحَائِضُ الصَّلاَةَ إِذَا طَهُرَتْ قَالَتْ أَحَرُورِيَّةٌ أَنْتِ كُنَّا نَحِيضُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ نَطْهُرُ

فَيَأْمُرُنَا بِقَضَاءِ الصَّوْمِ وَلاَ يَأْمُرُنَا بِقَضَاءِ الصَّلاَةِ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Muadhah Al-Adawiyyah that a woman asked 'Aishah:

"Should a menstruating woman make up the prayers when she becomes pure?" she said: "Are youa Haruri? We used to menstruate at the time of the Messenger of Allah then we would become pure. He told us to make up the fast, but he did not tell us to make up the prayers."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 2318) and Ibn Majah (No. 1670).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( أَحَرُورِيَّةٌ أَنْتِ ) بِفَتْحِ حَاء وَضَمِّ رَاءٍ أَوْلَى أَيْ خَارِجِيَّة وَهُمْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ الْخَوَارِجِ نُسِبُوا إِلَى حَرُورَاءَ بِالْمَدِّ وَالْقَصْرِ وَهُوَ مَوْضِعٌ قَرِيبٌ مِنْ الْكُوفَة وَكَانَ عِنْدهمْ تَشَدُّدٌ فِي أَمْرِ الْحَيْضِ شَبَّهَتْهَا بِهِمْ فِي تَشَدُّدِهِمْ فِي أَمْرِهِمْ وَكَثْرَةِ مَسَائِلِهِمْ وَتَعَنُّتِهِمْ بِهَا وَقِيلَ أَرَادَتْ أَنَّهَا خَرَجَتْ عَنْ السُّنَّة كَمَا خَرَجُوا عَنْهَا وَلَعَلَّ عَائِشَةَ زَعَمَتْ أَنَّ سُؤَالَهَا تَعَنُّتٌ لِظُهُورِ الْحُكْمِ عِنْدَ الْخَوَاصِّ وَالْعَوَامِّ فَتَغَلَّظَتْ فِي الْجَوَاب وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2318
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2318
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2318

Other versions

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (2601)كُنَّا نَحِيضُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، ثُمَّ نَطْهُرُ فَيَأْمُرُنَا بِقَضَاءِ الصَّوْمِ ، وَلا يَأْمُرُنَا بِقَضَاءِ الصَّلاةِ

On the same subject

Authentic Sahih Muslim 335c

I asked ‘Ā’ishah: Why does the menstruating woman make up for her missed fasts but does not make up for the missed prayers?

I asked ‘Ā’ishah: Why does the menstruating woman make up for her missed fasts but does not make up for the missed prayers? She said: Are you a Harūriyyah woman? I said: I am not a Harūriyyah woman, but I am just asking. She said: That would happen to us, so we were ordered to make up for the…

يُصِيبُنَا ذَلِكَ فَنُؤْمَرُ بِقَضَاءِ الصَّوْمِ وَلاَ نُؤْمَرُ بِقَضَاءِ الصَّلاَةِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 1 other version Explained

Authentic Sahih Muslim 335b

Should a menstruating woman complete the prayer (abandoned during the menstrual period)? 'A'isha said: Are you a Hurariya? The wives of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) have had their monthly courses, (but) did he order them to make compensation (for the abandoned prayers)? Muhammad b. Ja'far said…

نِسَاءُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَحِضْنَ أَفَأَمَرَهُنَّ أَنْ يَجْزِينَ

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 1 other version

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 321

A woman asked `Aisha, "Should I offer the prayers that which I did not offer because of menses" `Aisha said, "Are you from the Huraura' (a town in Iraq?) We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) and used to get our periods but he never ordered us to offer them (the Prayers missed during menses)." `Aisha…

كُنَّا نَحِيضُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلاَ يَأْمُرُنَا بِهِ‏.‏ أَوْ قَالَتْ فَلاَ نَفْعَلُهُ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 382

"A woman asked 'Aishah: 'Should a menstruating woman make up the Salah she misses? She said: 'Are you a Haruri? [1] We used to menstruate during the time of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) but we did not make up the missed Salah nor were we commanded to do so.'" [1] Meaning are you one of the Khawarij…

كُنَّا نَحِيضُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلاَ نَقْضِي وَلاَ نُؤْمَرُ بِقَضَاءٍ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 2 other versions

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 631

A woman asked her: "Does a woman who menstruates have to make up for the prayers she misses?" 'Aisha said to her: "Are you a Haruriyyah? We used to menstruate with the Prophet and then become pure, and he did not tell us to make up for the prayers we missed."

قَدْ كُنَّا نَحِيضُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ثُمَّ نَطْهُرُ وَلَمْ يَأْمُرْنَا بِقَضَاءِ الصَّلاَةِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

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