Purity

Yahya related to me from Malik that he asked Ibn Shihab about apregnant woman who noticed bleeding. Ibn Shihab replied, "She refrainsfrom prayer."

Yahya said that Malik said, "That is what isdone in our community."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from hisfather that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "I used to comb the head of the Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, while I wasmenstruating."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from hisfather from Fatima bint al-Mundhir ibn az-Zubayr that Asma bint AbuBakr as-Siddiq said, "A woman questioned the Messenger of Allah, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace, saying, 'If menstrual blood getsonto our clothes how do you think we should deal with it?' TheMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Ifmenstrual blood gets onto your clothes you should wash them, andsprinkle them with water before you pray in them.' "

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from hisfather that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "Fatima bint Abu Hubaysh said, 'Messenger ofAllah, I never become pure - am I permitted to pray?' The Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'That is a vein,not menstruation. So when your period approaches, leave off from theprayer, and when its grip leaves, wash the blood from yourself andpray.' "

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Sulayman ibnYasarfrom Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, that a certain woman in the time of the Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to bleedprofusely, so Umm Salama consulted the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, for her, and he said, "She shouldcalculate the number of nights and days a month that she used tomenstruate before it started happening, and she should leave off fromprayerfor that much of the month. When she has completed that sheshould do ghusl, bind her private parts with a cloth, and then pray."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from hisfather from Zaynab bint Abu Salama that she saw Zaynab bint Jahsh, thewife of Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awf, and she used to bleed as ifmenstruating. She would do ghusl and pray.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakribn Abd ar-Rahman that al-Qaqa ibn Hakim and Zayd ibn Aslam sent himto Said ibn al-Musayyab to ask how a woman who was bleeding as ifmenstruating should do ghusl. Said said, "She does a ghusl to coverfrom the end of one period to the end of the next, and does wudu forevery prayer, and if bleeding overtakes her she should bind herprivate parts."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that hisfather said, "A woman who bleeds as if menstruating only has to do oneghusl, and then after that she does wudu for each prayer."

Yahya said that Malik said, "The position with us is that when a womanwho bleeds as if menstruating starts to do the prayer again, herhusband can have sexual intercourse with her. Similarly, if a womanwho has given birth sees blood after she has reached the fullestextent that bleeding normally restrains women, her husband can havesexual intercourse with her and she is in the same position as a womanwho bleeds as if menstruating."

Yahya said that Malik said,"The position with us concerning a woman who bleeds as if menstruatingis founded on the hadith of Hisham ibn Urwa from his father, and it iswhat I prefer the most of what I have heard about the matter."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from hisfather that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "An infant boy was brought to the Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and it urinated onhim. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,called for some water and rubbed over the urine with it."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ubaydullahibn Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud from Umm Qays ibn Mihsan that shebrought a baby boy of hers who was not yet eating food to theMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and hesat it in his arms and it urinated on his garment, so the Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, called for some waterand sprinkled over it but did not wash it.

Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said, "ABedouin came into the mosque and uncovered his private parts tourinate. The people called out to him and began to raise their voicesbut the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,said ,'Let him be. 'So they let him be and he urinated. Then theMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered abucketful of water to be brought and it was poured on the place."

Yahya related to mefrom Malikthat Abdullah ibn Dinar said, "I sawAbdullah ibn Umar urinating while standing."

Yahya said thatMalik was asked if any hadith had come down about washing the privateparts of urine and faeces and he said, "I have heard that some ofthose who have passed away used to wash themselves of faeces. I liketo wash my private parts of urine."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ibn as-Sabbaqthat the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,said in a jumua, "Muslims! Allah has made this day a festival day (id)so do ghusl, and it will not harm whoever has perfume to apply some ofit, and use a tooth-stick . "

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj fromAbu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "Were it not that I would be overburdening mycommunity I would have ordered them to use a tooth-stick."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Humayd ibnAbdar-Rahman ibn Awf that Abu Hurayra said, "Were it not that he wouldbe overburdening his community he (the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace,) would have ordered them to use atooth-stick with each wudu."