1/108. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 265 — One Dinar or Half a Dinar
Intercourse With Menstruating Women
Hadith on Intercourse During Menses: Beginning and End of Menstruation
Sunan Abi Dawud : 265
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 265
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ بْنُ مُطَهَّرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ - عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الْجَزَرِيِّ، عَنْ مِقْسَمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ إِذَا أَصَابَهَا فِي أَوَّلِ الدَّمِ فَدِينَارٌ وَإِذَا أَصَابَهَا فِي انْقِطَاعِ الدَّمِ فَنِصْفُ دِينَارٍ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَكَذَلِكَ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ عَنْ مِقْسَمٍ .
Ibn ‘Abbas said: If one has intercourse in the beginning of the menses,(one should give) one dinar; in case one has intercourse towards the end of the menses, then half a dinar (should be given)
[1] Meaning, it is also not Marfū' .Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 265In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 265English translation : Book 1, Hadith 265
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 265
This report from Ibn Abbas gives a more detailed wording about alms after intercourse during menses. It says that if intercourse happens at the beginning of the menses, one dinar should be given. If it happens toward the end of the menses, half a dinar should be given. Many users search this topic as “one dinar or half dinar menstruation hadith.” The text itself is short, so the explanation should stay short in meaning too. It points to a difference between the beginning of the blood and the time when the blood is ending. It also keeps the focus on giving alms, not on unrelated details.
What we learn from this hadith
- The beginning of menses is linked with one dinar in this report.
- The end of menses is linked with half a dinar in this report.
- The narration keeps the response tied to alms.
