Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 2669
وَعَن عائشةَ قَالَتْ: حَاضَتْ صَفِيَّةُ لَيْلَةَ النَّفْرِ فَقَالَتْ: مَا أُرَانِي إِلَّا حَابِسَتَكُمْ. قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «عَقْرَى حَلْقَى أَطَافَتْ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ؟» قيل: نعم. قَالَ: «فانفري»
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘A’ishah reported: Safiyyah began menstruating on the night of departure and said: “I think I will hold you up.” The Prophet ﷺ said: “May she be bereaved and shaven! Did she perform the circumambulation on the Day of Sacrifice?” They said: “Yes.” He said: “Then let her depart.” [Agreed upon]
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
عَقْرَى حَلْقَى is an idiomatic exclamation of concern or dismay; the literal wording is retained cautiously.
عَقْرَى حَلْقَى
The paired expression is idiomatic and is not necessarily a literal curse.
How should this formula be conveyed in idiomatic English?