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258. Anas bin Mālik reported that the Jews would expel a menstruating woman from the house, and would not eat with her, drink with her, or stay with her in the house. So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was asked about that, upon which Allāh the Exalted revealed: They ask you concerning
menstruation, say: "That is an Adha (a harmful thing), therefore keep away from women during menses,"[1] until the end of the Verse. So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Intermingle with them in your houses, and do everything (that you normally do) except intercourse." The Jews said (upon hearing this verdict): "This man does not intend to leave anything of our affairs except that he opposes us concerning it." So Usaid bin Ḥuḏair and 'Abbād bin Bishr came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: "O Messenger of Allāh! The Jews are saying such and such, should we not (therefore) have intercourse with them during their menses?" Upon hearing this, the face of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ changed (in color), until we thought that he was angry at them. So they left, but as they were leaving, someone sent some milk to the Prophet ﷺ as a gift. So he sent someone to call them back, and then gave them (some of the milk) to drink. We therefore realized that he was not angry at them. (Sahih)
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The purpose of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ, was not simply to oppose unbelievers, innovators and atheists, but to oppose them by following the Qur'an, that is, by keeping within the confines laid down in the Shari'ah.
