3/3. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 298a — Menstruation Is Not in Your Hand
It is permissible for a menstruating woman to wash her husband’s head, and comb his hair; her leftovers are pure (tahir); and regarding reclining in her lap and reciting Qur’an
Menstruation Is Not in Your Hand Hadith: A Clear Lesson in Purity
Sahih Muslim : 298a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 298a
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ ثَابِتِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " نَاوِلِينِي الْخُمْرَةَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ " . قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي حَائِضٌ . فَقَالَ " إِنَّ حَيْضَتَكِ لَيْسَتْ فِي يَدِكِ " .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: Get me the mat from the mosque. I said: I am menstruating. Upon this he remarked: Your menstruation is not in your hand.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 298aIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 11USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 587
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 298a
This hadith about menstruation is centered on the phrase, Your menstruation is not in your hand. A'isha says the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) asked her to get him the mat from the mosque. She replied that she was menstruating. He answered that her menstruation was not in her hand. The report then teaches through a simple request, not through a long speech. The hand was being used to pass a mat, and the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) made clear that her menstrual state did not belong to her hand. For users searching for menstruation is not in your hand hadith, this narration is a key match. Its message is about purity, practical ease, and not making a normal task harder than the text requires.
What we learn from this hadith
- A'isha mentioned her menstruation before getting the mat.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) answered that menstruation was not in her hand.
- The report is about handing over a mat from the mosque.
- The teaching keeps the matter limited to the action mentioned.
