1/134. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 365 — Blood Mark After Washing
A Woman Washes Her Garment That She Wears During Her Menses [To Pray In]
Hadith About Menstrual Blood Marks After Washing Clothes
Sunan Abi Dawud : 365
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 365
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ خَوْلَةَ بِنْتَ يَسَارٍ، أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِي إِلاَّ ثَوْبٌ وَاحِدٌ وَأَنَا أَحِيضُ فِيهِ فَكَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ قَالَ " إِذَا طَهُرْتِ فَاغْسِلِيهِ ثُمَّ صَلِّي فِيهِ " . فَقَالَتْ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَخْرُجِ الدَّمُ قَالَ " يَكْفِيكِ غَسْلُ الدَّمِ وَلاَ يَضُرُّكِ أَثَرُهُ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Khawlah daughter of Yasar came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah, I have only one clothe and I menstruate in it, how should I do ? He said: When you are purified, wash it and pray in it. She asked: If the blood is not removed, (then what) ? He said: It is enough for you to wash the blood, its mark will not do any harm to you.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 365In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 365English translation : Book 1, Hadith 365
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 365
This hadith is especially helpful for anyone worried about a stain that remains after washing. Khawlah bint Yasar told the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم that she had only one garment and menstruated in it. He told her that when she became purified, she should wash it and pray in it. When she asked what to do if the blood did not come out, he said that washing the blood was enough and its mark would not harm her. The hadith about blood mark after washing gives a balanced answer. It tells a person to wash the blood, but it does not make the remaining mark a source of endless worry.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person with only one garment can wash it after purification and pray in it.
- The text distinguishes between washing the blood and a remaining mark.
- A remaining mark after washing is described as not harmful in this report.
- The answer reduces worry while still keeping the command to wash the blood.
