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Sunan Abi Dawud 278 — Prayer Outside the Menses Period
Concerning The Woman Who Has Istihadah, And (Those Scholars) Who Stated That She Should Leave The Prayer For The Number Of Days Which She Used To Menstruate
Fatimah bint Abi Hubaish Istihadah Hadith: Bathe and Pray Outside Menses
Sunan Abi Dawud : 278
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 278
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ قَالَ فِيهِ " تَدَعُ الصَّلاَةَ وَتَغْتَسِلُ فِيمَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ وَتَسْتَثْفِرُ بِثَوْبٍ وَتُصَلِّي " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ سَمَّى الْمَرْأَةَ الَّتِي كَانَتِ اسْتُحِيضَتْ حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ أَبِي حُبَيْشٍ .
Umm Salamah Narrated from:
This version has: He (the Prophet) said: She should abandon prayer and take a bath at the beginning of the additional period, and tie a cloth over her private parts and offer prayer. Abu Dawud said; Hammad b. Zaid on the authority of Ayyub has pointed out the name of the woman who had a prolonged flow of blood (referred to) in this tradition to be Fatimah daughter of Abu Hubaish.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 278In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 278English translation : Book 1, Hadith 278
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 278
This narration continues the story of a woman with prolonged bleeding. It says she should leave prayer, and outside that period she should take a bath, bind a cloth, and pray. Abu Dawud adds that Hammad b. Zaid named the woman in this hadith as Fatimah daughter of Abu Hubaish. The main search phrase is “Fatimah bint Abi Hubaish istihadah hadith.” The text is useful because it separates the menstrual period from the time outside it. During the period, she leaves prayer. Outside it, the report mentions bathing, binding a cloth, and praying. The explanation should not move beyond that sequence.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration separates the menstrual period from the time outside it.
- Outside that period, bathing and prayer are mentioned.
- Abu Dawud notes the named woman as Fatimah daughter of Abu Hubaish.
