Sahih Muslim Chapter: 3, The Book of Menstruation (Kitab Al-Haid)
Hadith No: 647 Narrated/Authority of Aisha
A woman asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) how to cleanse herself after menstruation. He taught her how to take a bath and then told her to use a piece of cotton with musk to purify herself. She asked how she should cleanse herself with that. He said, “Praise be to Allah, cleanse yourself with it,” and covered his face. Sufyan bin Uyaina demonstrated by covering his face, as the Prophet had done. Aisha said, “I understood what the Prophet meant,” and pulled the woman towards her. She said, “Apply this cotton with musk to the trace of blood.” Ibn ‘Umar’s hadith mentions Aisha’s words as, “Apply it to the marks of blood.”
Hadith No: 648 Narrated/Authority of Aisha
A woman asked the Prophet how to clean herself after her period. He told her to use a cotton with musk to cleanse herself. The rest of the hadith was narrated by Sufyan.
Hadith No: 649 Narrated/Authority of Aisha
Asma, Shakal’s daughter, asked the Apostle of Allah about washing after menstruation. He said: “Everyone should use water with lote-tree leaves to clean themselves well. Then pour water on your head and rub it vigorously until it reaches the roots of your hair. Then pour water on it. Afterward, use a cotton cloth with musk to clean yourself.” Asma asked: “How should she clean herself with that?” The Apostle of Allah replied: “She should clean herself.” ‘Aisha said quietly that she should apply it to the trace of blood. Asma then asked about bathing after sexual intercourse. The Holy Prophet said: “She should use water to clean herself well or complete ablution and then pour water on her head and rub it until it reaches the roots of her hair. Then pour water on her.” ‘Aisha said: “The women of Ansar are good because their shyness doesn’t stop them from learning about religion.”
Hadith No: 650 Narrated/Authority of
This hadith is narrated by ‘Ubaidullah b. Muadh with the same chain of transmitters (but for the words) that he (the Holy Prophet) said: Cleanse yourself with it, and he covered (his face on account of shyness).
Hadith No: 651 Narrated/Authority of Aisha
Asma’ bin Shakal came to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and said: Messenger of Allah, how one amongst us should take a bath after the menstruation, and the rest of the hadith is the same and there is no mention of bathing because of sexual intercourse.
Hadith No: 652 Narrated/Authority of Aisha
Fatimah b. Abu Hubaish came to the Apostle (may peace be upon him) and said: I am a woman whose blood keeps flowing (even after the menstruation period). I am never purified; should I, therefore, abandon prayer? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Not at all, for that is only a vein, and is not a menstruation, so when menstruation comes, abandon prayer, and when it ends wash the blood from yourself and then pray.
Hadith No: 653 Narrated/Authority of
The hadith narrated by Waki’ and with its chain of narrators has been transmitted on the authority of Hisham b. ‘Urwa, but in the hadith narrated by Qutaiba on the authority of Jarir, the words are: “There came Fatimah b. Abu Hubaish, b. ‘Abd al-Muttalib b. Asad, and she was a woman amongst us,” and in the hadith of Hammid b. Zaid there is an addition of these words:” We abandoned mentioning him.”
Hadith No: 654 Narrated/Authority of Aisha
Umm Habiba b. Jahsh thus asked for a verdict from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him): I am a woman whose blood keeps flowing (after the menstrual period). He (the Holy Prophet) said: That is only a vein, so take a bath and offer prayer; and she took a bath at the time of every prayer. Laith b. Sa’d said: Ibn Shihab made no mention that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had ordered her to take a bath at the time of every prayer, but she did it of her own accord. And in the tradition transmitted by Ibn Rumh there is no mention of Umm Habiba (and there is mention of the daughter of Jahsh only.)
Hadith No: 655 Narrated/Authority of Aisha
Umm Habiba b. Jahsh who was the sister-in-law of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and the wife of Abd al-Rahman b. Auf, remained mustahada for seven years, and she, therefore, asked for the verdict of Shari’ah from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) about it The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: This is not menstruation, but (blood from) a vein: so bathe yourself and offer prayer. Aisha said: She took a bath in the wash-tub placed in the apartment of her sister Zainab b. Jahsh, till the redness of the blood came over the water. Ibn Shihab said: I narrated it to Abu Bakr b. ‘Abd al-Rahman b. al-Harith b. Hisham about it who observed: May Allah have mercy on Hinda! would that she listened to this verdict. By Lord, she wept for not offering prayer.
Hadith No: 656 Narrated/Authority of
This hadith has been thus reported by another chain of transmitters: Umm Habiba b. Jahsh came to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and she had been a mustahada for seven years, and the rest of the hadith was narrated like that of ‘Amr b. al-Harith up to the words:” There came the redness of the blood over water.” and nothing was narrated beyond it.