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626. It was narrated from 'Urwah bin Zubair and 'Amrah bint 'Abdur-Rahmân that 'Aishah the wife of the Prophet ﷺ said: "Umm Habibah bint Jahsh experienced prolonged non-menstrual bleeding for seven years when she was married to 'Abdur-Rahmân bin 'Awf. She complained about that to the Prophet ﷺ and the Prophet ﷺ said: 'That is not menstruation, rather it is a vein, so when the time of your period comes, leave the prayer, and when it is over, take a bath and perform prayer.''" 'Aishah said: "She used to bathe for every prayer and then perform the prayer. She used to sit in a washtub belonging to her sister Zainab bint Jahsh and the blood would turn the water red." (Sahih)
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'When the time of your period comes' means when there come the days of your menstruation before you developed the present condition.
Taking a bath separately for each prayer was Umm Habibah bint Jahsh's independent judgment. The Ahādīth of the Prophet ﷺ speak of only one obligatory bath to be done by women at the end of their period of menstruation.
