English translation
389. It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "I used to comb the hair of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ while I was menstruating." (Sahîh)
Hadith 389
A Menstruating Woman Washing Her Husband's Head
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 1
3. The Book OfMenstruation AndIstihâdah[1]Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
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الحديث: 389 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 193
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 389 · Volume 2 · Page 33
Sahih
صحيح، ومضى (١٤٨) // (٢٦٧) //
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 376 · Volume 1 · Page 83
Sahih
(صحيح) - ومضى ١٤٨ [٢٦٧].
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Arabic text
389 - أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: «كُنْتُ أُرَجِّلُ رَأْسَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَا حَائِضٌ»
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Commentary
The objective of the chapter is to demonstrate that the hands, nay the whole body of a menstruating woman (except the place of defilement), is pure, whether it is wet or dry. It is only prohibited to have conjugal relations with her during her period.