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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Menstruation and Istihadah

Sunan an-Nasa'i 356

Chapter: Mentioning The Period

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 356

Narrator:Ā’ishah

أَخْبَرَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ بَكْرِ بْنِ مُضَرَ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ الْهَادِ - عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ - عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ إِنَّ أُمَّ حَبِيبَةَ بِنْتَ جَحْشٍ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تَحْتَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ وَأَنَّهَا اسْتُحِيضَتْ لاَ تَطْهُرُ فَذُكِرَ شَأْنُهَا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ لَيْسَتْ بِالْحِيضَةِ وَلَكِنَّهَا رَكْضَةٌ مِنَ الرَّحِمِ لِتَنْظُرْ قَدْرَ قُرْئِهَا الَّتِي كَانَتْ تَحِيضُ لَهَا فَلْتَتْرُكِ الصَّلاَةَ ثُمَّ تَنْظُرْ مَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ ‏"

It was narrated from 'Aishah that Umm Habibah bint Jahsh who was married to 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf suffered from Istihadah and did not become pure. Her situation was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he said:

"That is not menstruation, rather it is a kick in the womb, so let her work out the length of the menses that she used to have, and stop praying (for that period of time), then after that let her perform Ghusl for every for every prayer."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 356, 209) and Ahmad (No. 23824).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( فَذُكِرَ شَأْنهَا ) عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول ( وَلَكِنَّهَا رَكْضَة ) أَيْ رَكْضَة مِنْ رَكَضَات الشَّيْطَان فِي الرَّحِم ( فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ عِنْد كُلّ صَلَاة ) ضَعَّفَ النَّوَوِيّ ثُبُوت الِاغْتِسَال عِنْد كُلّ صَلَاة مَرْفُوعًا كَمَا فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيث.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Authentic chainSahih Isnaad The chain only No. 356
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 356
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH Authentic chainSahih Isnaad The chain only No. 356

Other versions

Authentic chain Sunan an-Nasa'i 209

'That is not menstruation, rather it is a kick [1] in the womb, so let her work out the length of the menses that she used to have, and stop praying (for that period of tie), then after that period of time), then after that let her perform Ghusl for every prayer.'" [1] A kick in the womb: in other…

"‏ إِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ بِالْحَيْضَةِ وَلَكِنَّهَا رَكْضَةٌ مِنَ الرَّحِمِ فَلْتَنْظُرْ قَدْرَ قُرْئِهَا الَّتِي كَانَتْ تَحِيضُ لَهَا فَلْتَتْرُكِ الصَّلاَةَ ثُمَّ تَنْظُرْ مَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ عِنْدَ كُلِّ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Also reported by… (2)
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (214)وَأَنَّهَا اسْتُحِيضَتْ لا تَطْهُرُ ، فَذُكِرَ شَأْنُهَا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ بِالْحَيْضَةِ وَلَكِنَّهَا رَكْضَةٌ مِنَ الرَّحِمِ فَلْتَنْظُرْ قَدْرَ قَرْئِهَا الَّتِي كَانَتْ تَحِيضُ لَهَا فَلْتَتْرُكِ الصَّلاةَ ، ثُمَّ تَنْظُرُ مَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ كُلَّ صَل
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (376)لَيْسَتْ بِالْحَيْضَةِ ، وَلَكِنَّهَا رَكْضَةٌ مِنَ الرَّحِمِ ، لِتَنْظُرْ قَدْرَ قُرُوئِهَا الَّتِي تَحِيضُ لَهَا ، فَلْتَتْرُكِ الصَّلاةَ ، ثُمَّ لِتَنْظُرْ مَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ، فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلاةٍ وَتُصَلِّي

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