3/14. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 377 — Eating With a Menstruating Wife
Eating With A Menstruating Woman And What Is Leftover After Her
Hadith About Eating and Drinking With a Menstruating Wife
Sunan an-Nasai : 377
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 377
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جَمِيلِ بْنِ طَرِيفٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ شُرَيْحٍ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ هَلْ تَأْكُلُ الْمَرْأَةُ مَعَ زَوْجِهَا وَهِيَ طَامِثٌ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدْعُونِي فَآكُلُ مَعَهُ وَأَنَا عَارِكٌ كَانَ يَأْخُذُ الْعَرْقَ فَيُقْسِمُ عَلَىَّ فِيهِ فَأَعْتَرِقُ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ أَضَعُهُ فَيَأْخُذُهُ فَيَعْتَرِقُ مِنْهُ وَيَضَعُ فَمَهُ حَيْثُ وَضَعْتُ فَمِي مِنَ الْعَرْقِ وَيَدْعُو بِالشَّرَابِ فَيُقْسِمُ عَلَىَّ فِيهِ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَشْرَبَ مِنْهُ فَآخُذُهُ فَأَشْرَبُ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ أَضَعُهُ فَيَأْخُذُهُ فَيَشْرَبُ مِنْهُ وَيَضَعُ فَمَهُ حَيْثُ وَضَعْتُ فَمِي مِنَ الْقَدَحِ .
Shuraih Narrated from:
It was narrated from Shuraih that he asked 'Aishah: "Can a woman eat with her husband while she is menstruating?' She said: 'Yes. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would call me to eat with him while I was menstruating. He would take a piece of bone on which some bits of meat were left and insist that I take it first, so I would nibble a little from it, then put it down. Then he would take it and nibble from it, and he would put his mouth where mine had been on the bone.Then he would call for a drink and insist that I take it first before he drank from it. So I would take it and drink from it, then put it down, then he would take it and drink from it, putting his mouth where mine had been on the cup.'"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 377In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 29English translation : Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 377
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 377
This Hadith about eating with a menstruating wife is narrated from Aishah. Shuraih asked whether a woman could eat with her husband while menstruating. Aishah answered yes and described the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) calling her to eat with him while she was menstruating. He would ask her to take the bone first, then he would place his mouth where hers had been. He would also ask her to drink first, then drink from the same place on the cup. The Hadith directly teaches normal eating and drinking together during menstruation. It is a strong text for searches about sharing food with a menstruating wife and shows warmth, not avoidance.
What we learn from this hadith
- A menstruating wife may eat with her husband in this narration.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) shared food and drink with Aishah.
- He placed his mouth where hers had been on the bone and cup.
- The Hadith shows closeness and respect during menstruation.
