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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 6 · Menstrual Periods
Sahih

إِذَا رَأَتِ الْمُسْتَحَاضَةُ الطُّهْرَ

When the woman with prolonged bleeding sees that she is pure

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا أَقْبَلَتِ الْحَيْضَةُ فَدَعِي الصَّلاَةَ، وَإِذَا أَدْبَرَتْ فَاغْسِلِي عَنْكِ الدَّمَ وَصَلِّي ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنْ زُهَيْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ

Translation

Aishah reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “When the menses come, leave the prayer; and when they end, wash the blood off yourself and pray.”

Other translations

Deutsch

Aischa berichtete: Der Prophet ﷺ sagte: „Wenn die Menstruation kommt, dann lass das Gebet. Und wenn sie vorüber ist, dann wasch das Blut von dir ab und bete.“

Türkçe

Âişe (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Nebî ﷺ şöyle buyurdu: “Hayız geldiğinde namazı bırak; gittiğinde de kanı üzerinden yıka ve namaz kıl.”

Other versions of this report

The same report through another chain of narration. Matched by Claude, not reviewed.

  • جَاءَتْ فَاطِمَةُ ابْنَةُ أَبِي حُبَيْشٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي امْرَأَةٌ أُسْتَحَاضُ فَلاَ أَطْهُرُ، أَفَأَدَعُ الصَّلاَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ، إِنَّمَا ذَلِكِ عِرْقٌ، وَلَيْسَ بِحَيْضٍ، فَإِذَا أَقْبَلَتْ حَيْضَتُكِ فَدَعِي الصَّلاَةَ، وَإِذَا أَدْبَرَتْ فَاغْسِلِي عَنْكِ الدَّمَ ثُمَّ صَلِّي ". قَالَ وَقَالَ أَبِي " ثُمَّ تَوَضَّئِي لِكُلِّ صَلاَةٍ، حَتَّى يَجِيءَ ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتُ ".

    Aishah reported: Fatimah bint Abi Hubaysh came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, “O Messenger of Allah, I am a woman who suffers from prolonged bleeding (istihadah) and I do not become pure. Shall I then leave the prayer?” The Messenger of Allah …

  • قَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ أَبِي حُبَيْشٍ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لاَ أَطْهُرُ، أَفَأَدَعُ الصَّلاَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّمَا ذَلِكِ عِرْقٌ وَلَيْسَ بِالْحَيْضَةِ، فَإِذَا أَقْبَلَتِ الْحَيْضَةُ فَاتْرُكِي الصَّلاَةَ، فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ قَدْرُهَا فَاغْسِلِي عَنْكِ الدَّمَ وَصَلِّي ".

    Aishah reported: Fatimah bint Abi Hubaysh said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, “O Messenger of Allah, I do not become pure. Shall I then leave the prayer?” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “That is only a vein and not menstruation. When the …

  • أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ أَبِي حُبَيْشٍ، كَانَتْ تُسْتَحَاضُ فَسَأَلَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " ذَلِكِ عِرْقٌ، وَلَيْسَتْ بِالْحَيْضَةِ، فَإِذَا أَقْبَلَتِ الْحَيْضَةُ فَدَعِي الصَّلاَةَ، وَإِذَا أَدْبَرَتْ فَاغْتَسِلِي وَصَلِّي ".

    Aishah reported that Fatimah bint Abi Hubaysh suffered from prolonged bleeding (istihadah) and asked the Prophet ﷺ. He said, “That is a vein and not menstruation. When the menstruation comes, leave the prayer, and when it goes, take the …

  • أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ أَبِي حُبَيْشٍ، سَأَلَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ إِنِّي أُسْتَحَاضُ فَلاَ أَطْهُرُ، أَفَأَدَعُ الصَّلاَةَ فَقَالَ " لاَ، إِنَّ ذَلِكِ عِرْقٌ، وَلَكِنْ دَعِي الصَّلاَةَ قَدْرَ الأَيَّامِ الَّتِي كُنْتِ تَحِيضِينَ فِيهَا، ثُمَّ اغْتَسِلِي وَصَلِّي ".

    Aishah reported that Fatimah bint Abi Hubaysh asked the Prophet ﷺ. She said, “I suffer from prolonged bleeding (istihadah) and do not become pure. Shall I then leave the prayer?” He said, “No, that is a vein. But leave the prayer for the …

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 7 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · Medina'Aisha bint Abi Bakr† 57 AH · Medina'Urwa ibn al-Zubayr† 93 AH · MedinaHisham bin 'Urwa† 146 AH · MedinaZuhayr bin Mua'wiya bin Hudayj† 174 AH · Bahrainأَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ~ 215 AH · not yet identifiedal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Compiler
  • Not yet identified
Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. 'Aisha bint Abi Bakrعَائِشَةَ

    d. 57 AH / 678 CE · 17 Ramadan, Medina · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. 'Urwa ibn al-Zubayrعُرْوَةَ

    d. 93 AH / 713 CE · Medina · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  4. Hisham bin 'Urwaهِشَامٌ

    d. 146 AH · Medina · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

  5. d. 174 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

  6. أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ

    not yet identified

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler