What Was narrated Concerning Eating With A Menstruating Woman
Darussalam · Volume 1
The Chapters OnDry AblutionSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 644 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 211
Source no. 644 · Volume 2 · Page 216
Sahih
صحيح آداب الزفاف (٤٤) ، صحيح أبي داود (٢٥٠)
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644. It was narrated from Anas that the Jews would not sit with a menstruating woman in a house, nor eat with her, nor drink with her. That was mentioned to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, then Allāh revealed the words: "They ask you concerning menstruation. Say: that is a harmful thing, therefore, keep away from women during menses."[1] The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Do everything except sexual intercourse." (Sahih)
644 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ كَانُوا لَا يَجْلِسُونَ مَعَ الْحَائِضِ فِي بَيْتٍ، وَلَا يَأْكُلُونَ وَلَا يَشْرَبُونَ، قَالَ: فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْمَحِيضِ، قُلْ هُوَ أَذًى، فَاعْتَزِلُوا النِّسَاءَ فِي الْمَحِيضِ} [البقرة: 222] فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «اصْنَعُوا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، إِلَّا الْجِمَاعَ»
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Islam attaches the highest importance to cleanliness and purity. It is, nevertheless, free from the strict laws of the Jews. Hence it is that, except sexual intercourse (which is prohibited during the monthly course and days of impurity after childbirth), all other activities – sitting together, eating and drinking together, kissing each other, and sharing the bed together – are all permissible in Islam. Should a person feel that, while embracing his wife, he might not be able to keep a check on his passion and might feel tempted to commit the prohibited, he would be well advised not to avail the juridical licence but try to avoid being too intimate with his wife during that period.