English translation
276. It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "The Prophet ﷺ would put his head out while he was in I'tikâf and I would wash it, while I was menstruating." (Sahih)
Hadith 276
A Menstruating Woman Washing Her Husband's Head
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Darussalam · Volume 1
1. The Book OfPurificationSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 275 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 147
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 275 · Volume 1 · Page 419
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٦٣٣)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 265 · Volume 1 · Page 57
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٦٣٣: ق.
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Arabic text
275 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَنْصُورٌ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: «كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُومِئُ إِلَيَّ رَأْسَهُ وَهُوَ مُعْتَكِفٌ فَأَغْسِلُهُ، وَأَنَا حَائِضٌ»
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Because the hands of a menstruating woman are not impure, there is no harm in her washing the head of her husband.