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Sunan Abi Dawud 269 — Washing the Spot of Blood
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Menstrual Blood on Clothes Hadith: Wash the Spot and Pray
Sunan Abi Dawud : 269
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 269
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ صُبْحٍ، سَمِعْتُ خِلاَسًا الْهَجَرِيَّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ، - رضى الله عنها - تَقُولُ كُنْتُ أَنَا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ، صلى الله عليه وسلم نَبِيتُ فِي الشِّعَارِ الْوَاحِدِ وَأَنَا حَائِضٌ طَامِثٌ فَإِنْ أَصَابَهُ مِنِّي شَىْءٌ غَسَلَ مَكَانَهُ وَلَمْ يَعْدُهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فِيهِ وَإِنْ أَصَابَ - تَعْنِي ثَوْبَهُ - مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ غَسَلَ مَكَانَهُ وَلَمْ يَعْدُهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى فِيهِ .
A'isha Narrated from:
I and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pass night in one (piece of) cloth (on me) while I menstruated profusely. If anything from me (i.e. blood) smeared him (i.e. his body), he would wash that spot and would not exceed it (in washing), then he would offer prayer with it.
[1] Meaning, not wash anything beyond the area that was affected.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 269In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 269English translation : Book 1, Hadith 269
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 269
This hadith gives a practical report about menstrual blood touching the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم or his cloth. Aishah says they would pass the night in one cloth while she was menstruating heavily. If anything from her touched his body, he washed that spot and did not go beyond it, then he prayed. If it touched his garment, he washed that spot and prayed in it. The main search term is “menstrual blood on clothes hadith.” The message is simple and measured: the washing described in the hadith was limited to the affected place. The text does not say the whole body or whole garment was washed in this situation.
What we learn from this hadith
- When blood touched a place, that place was washed.
- The report says he did not go beyond the affected spot.
- After washing the spot, he prayed in the garment.
