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280. It was narrated from Shuraih that he asked 'Aishah: "Can a woman eat with her husband while she is menstruating? She said: 'Yes. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ would call me to eat with him while I was menstruating. He would take a piece of bone on which some bits of meat were left and insist that I take it first, so I would nibble a little from it, then put it down. Then he would take it and nibble from it, and he would put his mouth where mine had been on the bone. Then he would ask for a drink and insist that I take it first before he drank from it. So I would take it and drink from it, then put it down, then he would take it and drink from it, putting his mouth where mine had been on the cup.'"
(Ṣaḥīḥ)
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During the days of pre-Islamic ignorance, women were deemed inferior beings - this was true among Arabs in general, and among Jews in particular. Especially during her menstrual cycles she was branded untouchable, and was distanced from society. Consequently, many women became susceptible to developing an inferiority complex. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ put an end to the ill-treatment of women; consider, for instance, the tender consideration he showed to his menstruating wife.
