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Sunan Abi Dawud 261 — Menstruation Is Not in the Hand
The Menstruating Woman Hands Over Something From The Masjid
Hadith About Menstruation: Your Menstruation Is Not in Your Hand
Sunan Abi Dawud : 261
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 261
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدُ بْنُ مُسَرْهَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ ثَابِتِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " نَاوِلِينِي الْخُمْرَةَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ " . فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي حَائِضٌ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ حَيْضَتَكِ لَيْسَتْ فِي يَدِكِ " .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said to me; Get me the mat from the mosque. I said; I am menstruating. The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) then replied: Your menstruation is not in your hand.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 261In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 261English translation : Book 1, Hadith 261
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 261
This hadith about menstruation shows a simple and gentle teaching. Aishah said the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم asked her to get the mat from the mosque. She mentioned that she was menstruating, likely thinking this affected the request. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم replied, “Your menstruation is not in your hand.” The main message is clear from the text: menstruation did not stop her hand from passing the mat. This hadith is often searched as “your menstruation is not in your hand hadith” and “menstruating woman mosque hadith.” It teaches calmness, ease, and a careful difference between a person and the state of menstruation.
What we learn from this hadith
- Menstruation did not stop Aishah from handing over the mat.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم corrected her concern with a short and gentle answer.
- The hadith separates the hand from the state of menstruation in this situation.
