What are the hadiths about women’s period: menstruation, postpartum bleeding, and persistent bleeding? Examples of hadiths about specific conditions of women: menstruation, postpartum bleeding, and persistent bleeding…
ʿAʾisha (ra) said, “The Messenger of Allah (saw) said to me, ‘Get me the mat from the mosque.’ I said, ‘I am menstruating.’ Upon this he remarked, ‘Your menstruation is not in your hand.’” (Muslim, al-Hayd, 11)
ʿAʾisha (ra) said, “I would drink when I was menstruating, then I would hand it (the vessel) to the Prophet (saw) and he would put his mouth where mine had been, and drink, and I would eat flesh from a bone when I was menstruating, then hand it to the Prophet (saw) and he would put his mouth where mine had been.” (Muslim, al-Hayd, 14; Abu Da’ud, al-Tahara, 102)
According to Mansur b. Safiyya, his mother related that ʿAʾisha (ra) said to her, “The Prophet (saw) used to lean on my lap and recite the Holy Qur’an when I was menstruating.” (al-Bukhari, al-Hayd, 3; Muslim, al-Hayd, 15)
Accordig to ʿAʾisha (ra), Fatima the daughter of Abu Hubaysh said to the Prophet (saw), “I have persistent bleeding (istiḥāḍa) (between periods) and do not become clean. Should I give up prayer?” He replied, “No, this is from a blood vessel (not menstrual bleeding). Give up prayer only for the days on which you usually get the menses and then take a bath and offer your prayers.” (al-Bukhari, al-Hayd, 24; Muslim, al-Hayd, 62)
A certain woman called Muʿadha said, “I asked ʿAʾisha (ra) why a menstruating woman completes the fasts (which she abandons during her monthly period), but she does not complete the prayers (which she could not perform)?” ʿAʾisha (ra) said, “Are you a Haruriya?” (in other words, are you someone who takes into account only the literal commands in the Holy Qur’an?) I said, “I am not a Haruriya, but I simply want to inquire.” She said, “(During the time of the Messenger of Allah) we passed through this (period of menstruation) and we were ordered to complete the fasts, but were not ordered to complete the prayers.” (Muslim, al-Hayd, 69; al-Bukhari, al-Hayd, 20)
Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, Islam Through Hadiths
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