Bulugh al-Maram

Chapter 10: Menstruation

Narrated Hamnah bint Jahsh

'I had a very strong prolonged flow of blood. I went to the Prophet (Peace be upon him) to ask him about it. He said, "This is a strike from Satan. So observe your menses for six or seven days, then perform Ghusl until you see that you are clean. Pray for twenty-four or twenty-three nights and days and fast, and that will suffice you. Do so every month just as the other women menstruate (and are purified). But if you are strong enough to delay the Dhuhr prayer and advance the Asr prayer, then make Ghusl when your purified and combine the Dhuhr and the Asr prayers together; then delay the Maghrib prayer and advance the Isha prayer, and perform Ghusl and combine the two prayers, do so. Do so, and then wash at dawn and pray Fajr. This is how you may pray and fast if you have the ability to do so." And he said, "That is the more preferable way to me."[Reported by the five imams except An- Nasa’i, At-Tirmidhi graded it Sahih (sound)]

Narrated `A'ishah (RAA)

Umm Habiba bint Jahsh complained to Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) about a prolonged flow of blood. He said to her, "Keep away (from prayer) as long as your normal period used to prevent you (from praying), and afterwards she should perform Ghusl (and pray)". (She used to take a bath for every prayer).[Reported by Muslim.]

In another version by Al-Bukhari, he (ﷺ) said

"And perform ablution for every Salat (prayer)". Abu Dawud and others transmitted a similar narration.

Narrated Umm `Atiyah (RAA)

After we were pure, we did not consider the yellow or muddy discharge to be anything (i.e. of the menses blood)[Reported by Al-Bukhari and Abu Dawud and the wording is of Abu Dawud].

Narrated Anas (RAA)

The Jews used not to eat with a woman during her menstruation period, so the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "Do every thing else apart from sexual intercourse (with your wives)".[Reported by Muslim.]

Narrated `A'ishah (RAA)

When I was menstruating, the Prophet saws would order me to wrap myself up (with an Izar, which is a dress worn below the waist) and would start fondling me.Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.

Narrated Ibn `Abbas (RAA)

Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) said regarding a husband who has sexual intercourse with his wife during her menstruation period, "He must pay a Dinar or half a Dinar in way of charity.”[Reported by the five Imams. Al-Hakim and Ibn Al-Qattan graded it Sahih (sound).]

Narrated Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (RAA)

Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) said: "Is it not the case that when a woman menstruates, she neither prays nor fasts?"[12][Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim. It is part of a long Hadith]

Narrated `A'ishah (RAA)

When we came to a place called Sarif, I menstruated and the Prophet (Peace be upon him) told me, "You should perform all that a pilgrim would do, except circumambulation until you are pure (i.e. performed Ghusl)."[Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim and it is part of a long Hadith.]

Narrated Mu'adh Ibn Jabal (RAA)

He asked the Prophet (Peace be upon him), “What is lawful for a man regarding his wife when she is menstruating?" and he replied, "What is above the waist wrapper (Izar).”[13][Reported by Abu Da'ud and graded it Da'if.]

In another version of Abu Da’ud

"The Prophet (Peace be upon him) did not command her to repeat the prayers (missed during the period of bleeding)."

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'Abdullah bin Khabbab (RAA) narrated, 'I heard my father say

Ahmad transmitted a similar hadith on the authority of Khalid bin 'Urfutah.

Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

'Uqbah bin 'Amir (RAA) narrated, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recite when he was on the pulpit, “And make ready against them all you can of power, including steeds of war( tanks, planes etc.)”(8:60), surely strength is in shooting (arrows); surely strength is in shooting, surely strength is in shooting.” Related by Muslim.

Samurah (RAA) narrated that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said

"Every boy is pawned against his 'Aqiqah, to be slaughtered on his behalf on the seventh day of his birth, his head is to be shaved, and he must be given a name." Related by the five Imams (Ahmad and the four Imams). At-Tirmidhi graded it as Sahih.

Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA)

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) overtook 'Umar bin al-Khattab when he was with a party of riders of about ten and 'Umar was swearing by his father. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) called them and said, "Verily! Allah forbids you from swearing by your fathers. Therefore, if anyone swears, he must swear by Allah or keep silent." [Agreed upon]

In a narration which is Marfu' (attributed to the Prophet) reported by Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i from Abu Hurairah (RA) it has

"Do not swear by your fathers, nor by your mothers, nor by the rivals (set up as equals with Allah); and do not swear by Allah except when you are speaking the truth."