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Sunan Abi Dawud 294 — Combining Prayers During Istihadah
Those Who State: She Should Combine Between Two Prayers, And Perform One Ghusl Before Both Of Them
Combining Prayers During Istihadah: Bathing for Paired Prayers
Sunan Abi Dawud : 294
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 294
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتِ اسْتُحِيضَتِ امْرَأَةٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأُمِرَتْ أَنْ تُعَجِّلَ الْعَصْرَ وَتُؤَخِّرَ الظُّهْرَ وَتَغْتَسِلَ لَهُمَا غُسْلاً . وَأَنْ تُؤَخِّرَ الْمَغْرِبَ وَتُعَجِّلَ الْعِشَاءَ وَتَغْتَسِلَ لَهُمَا غُسْلاً وَتَغْتَسِلَ لِصَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ غُسْلاً . فَقُلْتُ لِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَعَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لاَ أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِشَىْءٍ .
A'isha Narrated from:
A woman had a prolonged flow of blood in the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). She was commanded to advance the afternoon prayer and delay the noon prayer, and to take a bath for them only once; and to delay the sunset prayer and advance the night prayer and to take a bath only once for them; and to take a bath separately for the dawn prayer. I (Shu'bah) asked AbdurRahman: (Is it) from the Prophet (ﷺ)? I do not report to you anything except from the Prophet (ﷺ).
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 294In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 294English translation : Book 1, Hadith 294
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 294
This hadith describes a woman with prolonged bleeding during the time of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. She was commanded to advance Asr and delay Zuhr, then take one bath for both. She was also told to delay Maghrib and advance Isha, then take one bath for both. For the dawn prayer, she would take a separate bath. The narration is a key text for people searching about combining prayers during istihadah. Its wording focuses on managing prayer times and purification when bleeding continues. It does not say to leave prayer entirely. Instead, it shows an organized way to pray while dealing with a difficult bleeding condition.
What we learn from this hadith
- Zuhr and Asr are mentioned together with one bath.
- Maghrib and Isha are mentioned together with one bath.
- Fajr has a separate bath in this report.
- The narration presents a structured way to pray during prolonged bleeding.
