3/14. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 333a — Istihadah and Prayer
The ghusl and the prayer of a woman who is suffering prolonged vaginal bleeding (istihadah)
Istihadah and Prayer: The Hadith of Fatimah bint Abu Hubaish
Sahih Muslim : 333a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 333a
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ جَاءَتْ فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ أَبِي حُبَيْشٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي امْرَأَةٌ أُسْتَحَاضُ فَلاَ أَطْهُرُ أَفَأَدَعُ الصَّلاَةَ فَقَالَ " لاَ إِنَّمَا ذَلِكِ عِرْقٌ وَلَيْسَ بِالْحَيْضَةِ فَإِذَا أَقْبَلَتِ الْحَيْضَةُ فَدَعِي الصَّلاَةَ وَإِذَا أَدْبَرَتْ فَاغْسِلِي عَنْكِ الدَّمَ وَصَلِّي " .
A'isha Narrated from:
Fatimah b. Abu Hubaish came to the Apostle (ﷺ) and said: I am a woman whose blood keeps flowing (even after the menstruation period). I am never purified; should I, therefore, abandon prayer? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Not at all, for that is only a vein, and is not a menstruation, so when menstruation comes, abandon prayer, and when it ends wash the blood from yourself and then pray.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 333aIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 75USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 652
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 333a
This Hadith is about istihadah, continuous bleeding outside the normal menstrual period. Fatimah bint Abu Hubaish told the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم that her blood kept flowing and asked if she should leave prayer. He answered, “Not at all,” and explained that it was from a vein and not menstruation. Then he gave a clear instruction: when menstruation comes, leave prayer; when it ends, wash the blood and pray. For people searching “istihadah and prayer hadith” or “continuous bleeding Islam prayer,” this report gives a simple difference between menstruation and other bleeding. The explanation should not go beyond the text: the Hadith ties prayer to the coming and ending of menses.
What we learn from this hadith
- Continuous bleeding is described here as a vein, not menstruation.
- Prayer is left during menstruation in this Hadith.
- After menstruation ends, the instruction is to wash the blood and pray.
