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Jami at-Tirmidhi 129 — Umm Habibah and Bleeding
What Has Been Related About Al-Mustahadah That She Is To Perform Ghusl For Every Salat
Umm Habibah Persistent Bleeding Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 129
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 129
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتِ اسْتَفْتَتْ أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ ابْنَةُ جَحْشٍ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي أُسْتَحَاضُ فَلاَ أَطْهُرُ أَفَأَدَعُ الصَّلاَةَ فَقَالَ " لاَ إِنَّمَا ذَلِكِ عِرْقٌ فَاغْتَسِلِي ثُمَّ صَلِّي " . فَكَانَتْ تَغْتَسِلُ لِكُلِّ صَلاَةٍ . قَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ اللَّيْثُ لَمْ يَذْكُرِ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمَرَ أُمَّ حَبِيبَةَ أَنْ تَغْتَسِلَ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ وَلَكِنَّهُ شَيْءٌ فَعَلَتْهُ هِيَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَيُرْوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتِ اسْتَفْتَتْ أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ بِنْتُ جَحْشٍ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَقَدْ قَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ الْمُسْتَحَاضَةُ تَغْتَسِلُ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ . وَرَوَى الأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ وَعَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ .
A'isha Narrated from:
Umm Habibah Hint Jahsh Sought A Verdict From Allah'S Messenger. She Said 'I Suffer From Persistent Bleeding Such That I Do Not Become Pure. Shall I Give Up The Salat?' He Said: 'No, That Is Only A Blood Vessel. So Perform Ghusl Then Pray.' So She Would Perform Ghusl For Each Prayer.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 129In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 129English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 129
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 129
This Hadith tells of Umm Habibah bint Jahsh asking the Prophet for a ruling about persistent bleeding. She said that she suffered from bleeding and did not become pure, so she asked whether she should give up salat. The Prophet said no. He described it as only a blood vessel, then told her to perform ghusl and pray. The narration also says that she would perform ghusl for each prayer. Qutaibah reports from Al-Laith that Ibn Shihab did not mention that the Prophet ordered her to wash for every prayer; rather, it was something she herself did. This makes the wording precise and careful.
What we learn from this hadith
- Persistent bleeding did not mean she should give up prayer.
- The Prophet identified the bleeding as a blood vessel in this report.
- The narration distinguishes between the Prophet's instruction and her own repeated practice.
