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Jami at-Tirmidhi 133 — Eating with Menstruating Women
What Has Been Related About Eating With A Menstruating Woman And Leftovers
Eating with a Menstruating Woman Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 133
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 133
حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّاسٌ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ حَرَامِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ مُوَاكَلَةِ الْحَائِضِ فَقَالَ " وَاكِلْهَا " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَأَنَسٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ عَامَّةِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ لَمْ يَرَوْا بِمُوَاكَلَةِ الْحَائِضِ بَأْسًا . وَاخْتَلَفُوا فِي فَضْلِ وَضُوئِهَا فَرَخَّصَ فِي ذَلِكَ بَعْضُهُمْ وَكَرِهَ بَعْضُهُمْ فَضْلَ طَهُورِهَا .
'Abdullah bin Sa'd Narrated from:
I Asked The Prophet About Eating With A Menstruating Woman. He Said: "Eat With Her."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 133In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 133English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 133
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 133
This Hadith is short, but it carries a very clear message. Abdullah bin Sa'd asked the Prophet about eating with a menstruating woman. The Prophet answered, “Eat with her.” The narration focuses on normal social and family life during menstruation. It does not treat a menstruating woman as someone who must be kept away from food, company, or daily contact. The answer is simple and direct, which makes the teaching easy to understand. The related commentary in the Arabic text says that the general people of knowledge did not see harm in eating with a menstruating woman. The Hadith therefore speaks against unnecessary distance in ordinary meals.
What we learn from this hadith
- Eating with a menstruating woman is directly allowed in the Prophet's answer.
- Menstruation is not presented as a reason to avoid normal meals together.
- The short answer removes unnecessary worry from daily family life.
