The Book of Menstruation and Istihadah

Book 3 of 52 · Sunan al-Nasa'i

48 hadith Hadith 349–396 Sunni
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The Book of Menstruation and Istihadah

Sunan al-Nasa'i

48 hadith Hadith 349–396 Sunni

About This Book

Compiled during the 846–915 CE period by al-Nasa'i.

The Book of Menstruation and Istihadah is book 3 of 52 in Sunan al-Nasa'i, containing 48 hadith.

Geography

This collection was compiled primarily in Egypt (primary); portions reviewed in Ramla, Palestine. The narrators in this book are associated with 20 distinct geographic locations.

Damascus Makkah Medina Abyssinia Asbahan Bulkh Cairo Kufa Basra Wasit Merv Sana Nisapur Hamadan Yemen al-Raqqa al-Taus Baghdad Basrah Khurasan

Narrators in This Book

This book features 124 narrators in its chains of transmission. The most frequently cited are Aisha bint Abi Bakr, Urwa ibn al-Zubayr عروة بن الزبير, Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل, Hisham bin 'Urwa هشام بن عروة, al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم.

Aisha bint Abi Bakr (24) Urwa ibn al-Zubayr عروة بن الزبير (14) Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل (9) Hisham bin 'Urwa هشام بن عروة (8) al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم (7) Ishaq bin Ibrahim bin Muhammad إسحاق بن إبراهيم بن محمد (6) Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان (5) al-Laith bin Sa'd الليث بن سعد (4) Imam Maalik مالك بن أنس بن مالك بن أبي عامر (4) Muhammad bin al-Muthna - al-Zaman محمد بن المثنى أبو موسى - الزمن (4) Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah سفيان بن عيينة (4) Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري (4) Umarh bint 'Abdur Rahman عمرة بنت عبد الرحمن بن سعد بن زرارة (3) Abdur Rahman bin al-Qasim عبد الرحمن بن القاسم بن محمد بن أبي بكر (3) al-Qasim ibn Muhammad القاسم بن محمد بن أبي بكر الصديق (3) Amr bin Zararah bin Waqid عمرو بن زرارة بن واقد الكلابي (3) Ayoub al-Sakhtiyani أيوب السختياني (3) Mansur bin al-Ma'tamar al-Salmi منصور بن المعتمر بن عبد الله السلمي (3) al-Mqdam bin Shryh bin Han'i المقدام بن شريح بن هانئ بن يزيد (3) Sharih bin Hani' al-Harithi شريح بن هانئ (3) Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران (3) Abdur Rahman bin 'Amr al-Awza'i عبد الرحمن بن عمرو أبو عمرو الأوزاعي (2) Yahya bin Sa'id al-Ansari يحيى بن سعيد الأنصاري (2) Yazid bin Abi Habib يزيد بن أبي حبيب (2) Nafie' نافع مولى ابن عمر (2)

Hadith in This Book 48 hadith

1 349
"We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with no intention other than Hajj. When he was in Sarif I began menstruating. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered upon me and I was…
2 350
"That is a vein, so when the time of menstruation comes, stop praying, and when it goes, take your bath and wash the blood from yourself then pray."
3 351
"When the time of menstruation comes, stop praying, and when it goes, perform Ghusl."
4 352
"Umm Habibah bint Jahsh asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): 'O Messenger of Allah, I suffer from Istihadah.' He said: 'That is a vein, so perform Ghusl, then pray.' And she used to…
5 353
"I saw her wash tub filled with blood." The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to her: "Stop (praying) for as long as your period used to last, then perform Ghusl."
6 354
"A woman asked the Prophet (ﷺ): 'I suffer from Istihadah and I never become pure; should I stop praying?' He said: 'No. Stop praying for the number of days and nights that you…
7 355
"Let her count the number of nights and days that she used to menstruate each month before this happened to her, and let her stop praying for that period of time each month. Then…
8 356
"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…
9 357
"That is not menstruation, rather it is a vein. Tell her not to pray for the period of time that her period used to last, then let her perform Ghusl and pray." She used to perform…
10 358
"That is a vein, so when your period comes, do not pray, and when your period is over, purify yourself and pray in between one period and the next." Abu 'Abdur-Rahman said: Hisham…
11 359
Fatimah bint Abi Hubaish came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: "I am a woman who suffers from Istihadah and I never become pure. Should I stop praying?" He said: "No, that…
12 360
It was narrated from 'Aishah that a woman who suffered from Istihadah at the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was told that it was a stubborn vein (i.e., one that would not stop…
13 361
"I said to the Prophet (ﷺ) that I was suffering from Istihadah. He said: 'Do not pray during the days of your period, then perform Ghusl and delay Zuhr and bring Maghrib and bring…
14 362
"If it is menstrual blood then it is blood that is black and recognizable, so stop prying, and if it is other than that then perform Wudu', for it is just a vein."
15 363
"Menstrual blood is blood that is black and recognizable, so if it is like that, then stop praying, and if it is otherwise, then perform Wudu' and pray." Abu 'Abdur-Rahman said:…
16 364
"Fatimah bint Abi Hubaish suffered from Istihadah and she asked the Prophet (ﷺ): 'O Messenger of Allah, I suffer from Istihadah and I do not become pure; should I stop praying?'…
17 365
"Fatimah bint Abi Hubaish said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): 'O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), I do not become pure. Should I stop praying?' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'That is a…
18 366
Fatimah bint Abi Hubaish said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): "O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), I do not become pure. Should I stop praying?" The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "That is a…
19 367
"O Messenger of Allah, I do not become pure, so should I stop praying? He said: "no, that is a vein." - (One of the narrators) Khalid said, in what I read from him - "and it is…
20 368
"Umm 'Atiyah said: 'We used not to regard yellowish and brownish discharge as anything important.'"
21 369
"When one of their womenfolk menstruated, the Jews would not eat or drink with them, or mix with them in their houses. They (the Companions) asked the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) about…
22 370
"Let him give a Dinar or half a Dinar in charity."
23 371
"While I was lying down with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) under a blanket, my period came so I slipped away and put on the clothes I used to wear when I was menstruating. The…
24 372
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and I would sleep under a single blanket when I was menstruating. If anything got on him from me, he would wash that spot and no more, and pray in it,…
25 373
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would tell one of us, if she was menstruating, to tie her Izar (waist wrap) tightly then he would fondle her."
26 374
"If one of us was menstruating, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would tell her to put on an Izar (waist wrap) then he would fondle her."
27 375
"I entered upon 'Aishah with my mother and maternal aunt, and we asked her what the Prophet (ﷺ) used to do when one of (his wives) was menstruating. She said: He would tell us,…
28 376
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would fondle one of his wives when she was menstruating, if she wore and Izar (waist wrap) that reached halfway down her thighs or to her knees.
29 377
"Can a woman eat with her husband while she is menstruating?' She said: 'Yes. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would call me to eat with him while I was menstruating. He would take a…
30 378
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would put his mouth on the place from which I had drunk, and he would drink from my leftovers when I was menstruating."
31 379
"I heard 'Aishah say: 'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would give me the vessel and I would drink from it, when I was menstruating, then I would give it to him and he would look for…
32 380
"I would drink when I was menstruating, then I would hand it to the Prophet (ﷺ), and he would put his mouth where mine had been and drink. And I would nibble at a bone on which…
33 381
"The head of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would rest in the lap of one of us when she was menstruating, and he would recite Qur'an."
34 382
"A woman asked 'Aishah: 'Should a menstruating woman make up the Salah she misses? She said: 'Are you a Haruri? We used to menstruate during the time of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) but…
35 383
"While the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was in the Masjid, he said: 'O 'Aishah, hand me the garment.' She said: 'I am not praying.' He said: 'It is not in your hand.' So she gave it to…
36 384
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Give me the mat from the MAsjid.' She said: 'I am menstruating.' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Your menstruation is not in your hand.'"
37 385
(Another chain) with similarity.
38 386
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to lay his head in the lap of one of us and recite Qur'an while she was menstruating, and one of us would take the mat to the Masjid and spread it…
39 387
It was narrated from 'Aishah that she used to comb the hair of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when she was menstruating and he was performing I'tikaf. He would put his head out to her…
40 388
"The Prophet (ﷺ) would put his head out while he was performing I'tikaf and I would wash it, while I was menstruating."
41 389
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to put his head out of the Masjid while he was performing I'tikaf, and I would wash it, while I was menstruating."
42 390
"I used to comb the hair of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while I was menstruating."
43 391
"Umm 'Atiyah would never mention the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) without saying: 'May my father be ransomed for him.' I said: 'Did you hear the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say such and…
44 392
"Safiyyah bint Huyai began menstruating." The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Perhaps she has detained us. Did she not circumambulate the House with you?" She said: "Yes." He said:…
45 393
"Tell her to perform Ghusl and (begin the Talbiyah)."
46 394
"I offered the funeral prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for Umm Ka'b who had died during childbirth, and during the prayer, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood at her middle."
47 395
"Scratch it, then rub it with water, then sprinkle water over it, and pray in it."
48 396
"I heard Umm Qais bint Mihsan say that she asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about menstrual blood that gets on one's clothes. He said: 'Scratch it with a stick and wash it with…