Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 354

Arabic hadith text

أَنْبَأَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ سَأَلَتِ امْرَأَةٌ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ إِنِّي أُسْتَحَاضُ فَلاَ أَطْهُرُ أَفَأَدَعُ الصَّلاَةَ قَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ وَلَكِنْ دَعِي قَدْرَ تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ وَاللَّيَالِي الَّتِي كُنْتِ تَحِيضِينَ فِيهَا ثُمَّ اغْتَسِلِي وَاسْتَثْفِرِي وَصَلِّي ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak informed us: Abu Usamah narrated to us; 'Ubaydullah ibn 'Umar narrated to us; he informed me from Nafi', from Sulayman ibn Yasar, from Umm Salamah, who said: A woman asked the Prophet (ﷺ): 'I am experiencing irregular bleeding and do not become pure; should I stop praying?' He said: 'No. Rather, refrain for the number of those days and nights during which you used to menstruate, then perform ghusl, bind yourself with a cloth, and pray.'

Translation notes
  • The chain is included although the English witness begins with Umm Salamah. The instruction is not to stop prayer indefinitely: she is to refrain only for her usual menstrual days and nights, then perform ghusl, use a cloth, and pray.

  • أَنْبَأَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ،

    The English witness omits the Arabic transmission chain.

    Please verify the chain against the Arabic source.