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Sunan Abi Dawud 362 — Cleaning Menstrual Blood
A Woman Washes Her Garment That She Wears During Her Menses [To Pray In]
Cleaning Menstrual Blood from Clothes: A Simple Hadith Guide
Sunan Abi Dawud : 362
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 362
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ - عَنْ هِشَامٍ، بِهَذَا الْمَعْنَى قَالَ " حُتِّيهِ ثُمَّ اقْرُصِيهِ بِالْمَاءِ ثُمَّ انْضَحِيهِ " .
Hisham Narrated from:
This tradition has been transmitted by Hisham through a different chain of narrators to the same effect: Rub it off (with a stone), and then scratch it (with finger) by pouring water, then sprinkle water upon it.
[1] Some of the linguists say that the difference between the two is that Al-Hatt means to scrape it with a stone or a piece of wood or the like, while Al-Qaras means to scratch it with the fingers, or the nails and rub it and pour water on it until its traces are gone.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 362In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 362English translation : Book 1, Hadith 362
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 362
This narration carries the same meaning as the previous report, but it gives the cleaning steps with a little more detail. It mentions rubbing the blood off, then scratching it with water, and then sprinkling water on the cloth. The focus is the same: cleaning menstrual blood from clothes so the garment is ready for prayer. The hadith about menstrual blood on clothing is useful because it gives a step-by-step action, not a vague idea. It keeps the matter practical. A person does what is within reach: remove the stain as much as possible, use water, and treat the affected place before praying.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration gives a practical order for cleaning menstrual blood from fabric.
- Rubbing, scratching with water, and sprinkling water are all mentioned in the text.
- The concern is the affected area of the cloth, not making the matter harder than stated.
- Purity before prayer is treated as a real-life matter with clear steps.
