7/66. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1780 — Women Observing I'tikaf
The woman who is suffering from non-menstrual bleeding may observe I`tikaf
Women Observing I'tikaf Hadith
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1780
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1780
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الصَّبَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، قَالَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ اعْتَكَفَتْ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ نِسَائِهِ فَكَانَتْ تَرَى الْحُمْرَةَ وَالصُّفْرَةَ فَرُبَّمَا وَضَعَتْ تَحْتَهَا الطَّسْتَ .
A'isha Narrated from:
One of the wives of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed I’tikaf with him, and she used to see red and yellow discharge, and sometime she would put a basin beneath her.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1780In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 143English translation : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1780
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1780
This women observing I'tikaf hadith reports a specific situation from Aishah. She said that one of the wives of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم observed I'tikaf with him. That wife used to see red and yellow discharge, and sometimes she would place a basin beneath her. The narration is practical and direct. It does not name the wife in this wording, and it does not give a long ruling discussion. It simply records that she observed I'tikaf with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while dealing with that discharge and using a basin. The hadith is often searched by people looking for I'tikaf for women, discharge during I'tikaf, and practical matters of worship.
What we learn from this hadith
- One of the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم wives observed I'tikaf with him.
- The narration mentions red and yellow discharge.
- She sometimes used a basin beneath her.
- The hadith gives a practical detail without adding extra conditions here.
