Hadith 296

The washing of the husband’s head and the combing of his hair by a menstruating wife.

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Darussalam · Volume 1

6 - THE BOOK OF MENSES

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 296 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 67

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English translation

296. Narrated ‘Urwa رضي الله عنه: A person asked me, “Can a woman in menses serve me? And can a Junub woman come close to me?” I replied, “All this is easy for me. All of them can serve me, and there is no harm for any other person to do the same.” ‘Āishah رضي الله عنها told me that she used to comb the hair of Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ while she was in her menses, and he was in I’tikāf(1) (in the mosque). He would bring his head near her in her room and she would comb his hair, while she used to be in her menses.”

Arabic text

296 - حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَنَّ ابْنَ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَهُمْ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ أَتَخْدُمُنِي الحَائِضُ أَوْ تَدْنُو مِنِّي المَرْأَةُ وَهِيَ جُنُبٌ؟ فَقَالَ عُرْوَةُ: كُلُّ ذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ هَيِّنٌ، وَكُلُّ ذَلِكَ تَخْدُمُنِي وَلَيْسَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ فِي ذَلِكَ بَأْسٌ أَخْبَرَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ: «أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تُرَجِّلُ، تَعْنِي رَأْسَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَئِذٍ مُجَاوِرٌ فِي المَسْجِدِ، يُدْنِي لَهَا رَأْسَهُ، وَهِيَ فِي حُجْرَتِهَا، فَتُرَجِّلُهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ»

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(1) (H.296) I’tikāf: Seclusion in a mosque for the purpose of worshipping Allāh only. The one in such a state should not have sexual relations with his wife, and one is not allowed to leave the mosque except for a very short period, and that is only for very urgent necessity e.g., answering the call of nature or joining a funeral procession etc.)