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(24). 2977. Anas said: "When the women among the Jews menstruated, they would not eat with them, nor drink with them, nor mingle with them in their homes. The Prophet ﷺ was asked about that, so Allāh, Blessed and Most High, revealed: 'They ask you about menstruation. Say: It is a Adha (harmful matter).'[1] So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ told them to eat with them, drink with them and to remain in the houses with them, and to do everything besides intercourse with them. The Jews said: 'He does not want to leave any matter of ours without opposing us in it.'" He said: "Then 'Abbād bin Bishr and Usaid bin Ḥuḏair came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ to inform him about that. They said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! Should we not (then) have intercourse with them during their menstruation?' The face of the
Messenger of Allāh ﷺ changed color, until they thought that he was angry with them. So they left, and afterwards the Prophet ﷺ was given some milk as a gift, so he sent some of it to them to drink. Then they knew that he was not angry with them.” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ.
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[1] Al-Baqarah 2:222.
Commentary
This Hadīth is a proof that crossing the limits of the Shari‘ah to oppose someone in anger of being criticised and abused is incorrect. As, according to the Shari‘ah, sexual intercourse with the wife is prohibited during the menstruation period; but having sexual intercourse just for the sake of opposing the Jews is unlawful.
