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Sahih Muslim 334c — Istihadah Report Variant
The ghusl and the prayer of a woman who is suffering prolonged vaginal bleeding (istihadah)
Another Report on Umm Habiba’s Istihadah
Sahih Muslim : 334c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 334c
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عِمْرَانَ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعْدٍ - عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ جَاءَتْ أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ بِنْتُ جَحْشٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَكَانَتِ اسْتُحِيضَتْ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ تَعْلُوَ حُمْرَةُ الدَّمِ الْمَاءَ . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ مَا بَعْدَهُ .
This hadith has been thus reported by another chain of transmitters: Umm Habiba b. Jahsh came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and she had been a mustahada for seven years, and the rest of the hadith was narrated like that of 'Amr b. al-Harith up to the words:" There came the redness of the blood over water." and nothing was narrated beyond it.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 334cIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 79USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 656
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 334c
This Hadith is another chain for the report of Umm Habiba bint Jahsh. It states that she came to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم after being mustahada for seven years. The narration says the rest is like the report of Amr b. al-Harith up to the words about the redness of blood coming over the water, and it does not narrate anything beyond that. For readers searching “Umm Habiba istihadah hadith” or “Sahih Muslim istihadah,” this report is useful because it shows how the same event is preserved through another chain with a defined stopping point. The teaching remains tied to the text: long bleeding was reported, and the narration preserves the bath description.
What we learn from this hadith
- This narration reports another chain for Umm Habiba’s case.
- It mentions that she was mustahada for seven years.
- The report stops at the description of redness appearing over the water.
