3/3. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 353 — Period Length and Ghusl
A Woman Who Has Regular Days During Which She Menstruates Each Month
Hadith About Bleeding, Period Duration, and Ghusl
Sunan an-Nasai : 353
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 353
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ عِرَاكِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ إِنَّ أُمَّ حَبِيبَةَ سَأَلَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الدَّمِ - فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَأَيْتُ مِرْكَنَهَا مَلآنَ دَمًا - فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " امْكُثِي قَدْرَ مَا كَانَتْ تَحْبِسُكِ حِيضَتُكِ ثُمَّ اغْتَسِلِي " . وَأَخْبَرَنَا بِهِ قُتَيْبَةُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ رَبِيعَةَ.
A'isha Narrated from:
Umm Habibah asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about bleeding. 'Aishah said: "I saw her wash tub filled with blood." The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to her: "Stop (praying) for as long as your period used to last, then perform Ghusl."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 352, 353In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 5English translation : Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 353
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 353
This Hadith about bleeding and period duration repeats the report of Umm Habibah asking the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) about blood. Aishah said that she saw Umm Habibah’s wash tub full of blood. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) told her to remain away from prayer for the amount of time that her period used to hold her back, then to perform Ghusl. For users searching Istihadah Hadith, period length and prayer, or Ghusl after bleeding, this narration gives a direct answer from the text. It does not tell the reader to guess randomly. It points back to the woman’s known period duration, then mentions purification through Ghusl.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith refers to the woman’s usual period duration.
- Prayer was stopped for that known time.
- Ghusl was mentioned after the period duration passed.
- The report gives guidance for bleeding that continued beyond the usual period.
