English translation
285. It was reported from Ibn Shihāb (Az-Zuhri), from 'Urwah bin Az-Zubair, and 'Amrah, from 'Aishah, who said that Umm Habibah bint Jaḥsh — the sister-in-law of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and wife of 'Abdur-Raḥmān bin 'Awf — suffered from Istiḥādah for seven years, so she asked the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ about it. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ replied:
“This (blood) is not menstruation, but (rather) comes from a vein, so perform Ghusl and pray.” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Abū Dāwūd said: Al-Awzā‘ī added in his report of the Hadīth of Az-Zuhri, from ‘Urwah and ‘Amrah, from ‘Aishah, that she said: “Umm Ḥabībah bint Jahsh suffered from Istiḥādah — and she was the wife of ‘Abdur-Raḥmān bin ‘Awf — for seven years. So the Prophet ﷺ commanded her: ‘When the menstruation comes, leave the prayer, and when it leaves, perform Ghusl and pray.’”
Abū Dāwūd said: None of the companions of Az-Zuhri mentioned this statement except Al-Awzā‘ī, while it has been reported from Az-Zuhri by ‘Amr bin Al-Ḥārith, Al-Laith, Yūnus, Ibn Abī Dhi‘b, Ma‘mar, Ibrāhīm bin Sa‘d, Sulaimān bin Kathir, Ibn Ishāq, and Sufyān bin ‘Uyaynah, and they did not mention this statement.
Abū Dāwūd said: This wording is only (in reality) found in the narration of Hishām bin ‘Urwah, from his father from ‘Aishah.
Abū Dāwūd said: Ibn ‘Uyaynah also added in it: “He ordered her to leave the prayer for the days of her (normal) period,” but it is a mistake from Ibn ‘Uyaynah. And the narration of Muḥammad bin ‘Amr from Az-Zuhri (the following narration no.286) — there is something in it (of mistake as well), and it is close to what Al-Awzā‘ī added in his narration.
Arabic text
285 - حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَقِيلٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْمِصْرِيَّانِ قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، وَعَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ أُمَّ حَبِيبَةَ بِنْتَ جَحْشٍ خَتَنَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَتَحْتَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ اسْتُحِيضَتْ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ، فَاسْتَفْتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ هَذِهِ لَيْسَتْ بِالْحَيْضَةِ وَلَكِنْ هَذَا عِرْقٌ، فَاغْتَسِلِي وَصَلِّي» قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: زَادَ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، وَعَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: اسْتُحِيضَتْ أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ بِنْتُ جَحْشٍ وَهِيَ تَحْتَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ، " فَأَمَرَهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِذَا أَقْبَلَتِ الْحَيْضَةُ فَدَعِي الصَّلَاةَ، وَإِذَا أَدْبَرَتْ فَاغْتَسِلِي وَصَلِّي» قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ هَذَا الْكَلَامَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَصْحَاب الزُّهْرِيِّ غَيْرُ الْأَوْزَاعِي وَرَوَاهُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، وَاللَّيْثُ، وَيُونُسُ وَابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، وَمَعْمَرٌ، وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ وَسُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، وَابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ وَسُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ «وَلَمْ يَذْكُرُوا هَذَا الْكَلَامَ» قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: وَإِنَّمَا هَذَا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: وَزَادَ ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ فِيهِ أَيْضًا «أَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَدَعَ الصَّلَاةَ أَيَّامَ أَقْرَائِهَا» وَهُوَ وَهْمٌ مِن ابْنِ عُيَيْنَة، وَحَدِيثُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ فِيهِ شَيْءٌ يَقْرُبُ مِنَ الَّذِي زَادَ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ فِي حَدِيثِهِ "
