27/74. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3553 — Prayer During Continual Bleeding
Periods
Istihada Prayer Ruling: When to Stop and Resume Salah
Sunan an-Nasai : 3553
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3553
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَشَجِّ، عَنِ الْمُنْذِرِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ ابْنَةَ أَبِي حُبَيْشٍ، حَدَّثَتْهُ أَنَّهَا، أَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَشَكَتْ إِلَيْهِ الدَّمَ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّمَا ذَلِكِ عِرْقٌ فَانْظُرِي إِذَا أَتَاكِ قُرْؤُكِ فَلاَ تُصَلِّي فَإِذَا مَرَّ قُرْؤُكِ فَلْتَطْهُرِي - قَالَ - ثُمَّ صَلِّي مَا بَيْنَ الْقُرْءِ إِلَى الْقُرْءِ " .
Fatimah bint Abi Hubaish Narrated from:
It was narrated from 'Amr bin Az-Zubair that Fatimah bint Abi Hubaish told him that she came to the Messenger of Allah and complained to him about (continual) bleeding. The Messenger of Allah said to her: "That is a vein. Look and when your period comes, do not pray, and when your period ends, then purify yourself and pray during the time between one period and the next."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3553In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 167English translation : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3583
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3553
This Hadith explains the prayer ruling for continual bleeding, often searched as istihada. Fatimah bint Abi Hubaish complained to the Messenger of Allah about ongoing blood. He told her that it came from a vein. She should watch for the time of her regular menstrual period. When that period arrived, she was not to pray. When the period ended, she was to purify herself and then pray during the time between one menstrual period and the next. The key distinction in the text is between menstruation and bleeding from a vein. The Hadith gives a simple sequence: identify the menstrual time, pause prayer during it, purify after it ends, and pray through the interval until the next period.
What we learn from this hadith
- Continual bleeding was identified as bleeding from a vein, not automatically as menstruation.
- Prayer is paused when the menstrual period arrives.
- After the period ends, the woman purifies herself and resumes prayer.
- She continues praying between one period and the next.
