3/6. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 367 — Istihadah and Leaving Prayer
The Difference Between Menstrual Blood And Istihadah
Hadith About Istihadah and Whether to Stop Praying
Sunan an-Nasai : 367
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 367
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الأَشْعَثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ هِشَامًا، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ بِنْتَ أَبِي حُبَيْشٍ، قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لاَ أَطْهُرُ أَفَأَتْرُكُ الصَّلاَةَ قَالَ " لاَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ عِرْقٌ " . قَالَ خَالِدٌ وَفِيمَا قَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ " وَلَيْسَتْ بِالْحِيضَةِ فَإِذَا أَقْبَلَتِ الْحِيضَةُ فَدَعِي الصَّلاَةَ وَإِذَا أَدْبَرَتْ فَاغْسِلِي عَنْكِ الدَّمَ ثُمَّ صَلِّي " .
A'isha Narrated from:
The daughter of Abu Hubaish said: "O Messenger of Allah, I do not become pure, so should I stop praying? He said: "no, that is a vein." - (One of the narrators) Khalid said, in what I read from him - "and it is not menstruation, so when your period comes, stop praying, and when it goes, wash the blood from yourself and pray."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 367In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 19English translation : Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 367
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 367
This Hadith about Istihadah records the daughter of Abu Hubaish asking whether she should stop praying because she did not become pure. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) answered, "No, that is a vein." In the wording read from Khalid, it adds that it is not menstruation. When the period comes, she should stop praying, and when it goes, she should wash the blood from herself and pray. This Hadith is useful for searches like "should a woman with Istihadah pray" because it directly answers that concern. The text does not treat every bleeding the same. It makes a clear difference between the period and other bleeding.
What we learn from this hadith
- Continuous bleeding does not automatically mean prayer is left.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) described the bleeding as a vein.
- Prayer is stopped when menstruation comes.
- When the period goes, washing the blood and prayer are mentioned.
