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Sunan an-Nasai 371 — Sharing a Blanket During Menstruation
Lying Down With A Menstruating Woman In The Clothes She Wears When Menstruating
Hadith About Sharing a Blanket With a Menstruating Wife
Sunan an-Nasai : 371
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 371
أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، ح وَأَنْبَأَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ح، وَأَنْبَأَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْحَارِثِ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَتْهُ أَنَّ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَتْهَا قَالَتْ، بَيْنَمَا أَنَا مُضْطَجِعَةٌ، مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذْ حِضْتُ فَانْسَلَلْتُ فَأَخَذْتُ ثِيَابَ حَيْضَتِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَنَفِسْتِ " . قُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَدَعَانِي فَاضْطَجَعْتُ مَعَهُ فِي الْخَمِيلَةِ . وَاللَّفْظُ لِعُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ .
Umm Salamah Narrated from:
While I was lying down with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) under a blanket, my period came so I slipped away and put on the clothes I used to wear when I was menstruating. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Are you menstruating?' I said: 'Yes.' Then he called me to lie down with him under the blanket. This is the wording of 'Ubaidullah bin Sa'eed.[1] [1] That is, one of the narrators in one of the chains, as the author reported it through different chains, as he did when it preceded, see No. 284.
[1] That is, one of the narrators in one of the chains, as the author reported it through different chains, as he did when it preceded, see No. 284.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 371In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 23English translation : Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 371
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 371
This Hadith about menstruation and marital closeness is narrated by Umm Salamah. She was lying with the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) under a blanket when her period came. She slipped away and put on the clothes she used to wear during menstruation. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) asked if she was menstruating, and she said yes. Then he called her to lie down with him under the blanket. The main message is simple: menstruation did not mean a wife had to be treated as distant or untouchable in this setting. The Hadith shows normal closeness and calm care. It does not mention intercourse; it only mentions lying together under the blanket after she changed into her menstrual clothes.
What we learn from this hadith
- Menstruation did not stop normal closeness in this narration.
- Umm Salamah changed into her menstrual clothes.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) called her back under the blanket.
- The text shows care without crossing into intercourse.
