Category: Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1

(17)  CHAPTER.  “(A little lump of flesh) some formed and some unformed.” (V .22:5)

318. Narrated Anas bin Malik :  The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, “At every womb Allah appoints an angel who says, O Lord! A drop of semen, O Lord! A clot. O Lord! A little lump of flesh.’

Then if Allah wishes (to complete) its creation, the angel asks,(O Lord!) : (A) Will it be a male or female, (B) a wretched or a blessed, (C) and how much will his provision be? (D) And what will his age be?’ So all that [A,B,C,D] is written while the child is still in the mother’s womb.”

(15) CHAPTER.  The combing of head-hair by a woman on taking a bath after finishing from the menses.

316. Narrated ‘Aishah :  In the last Hajj of Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him, I assumed the Ihram for Hajj along with Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him.  I was one of those who intended Tamattu’ (to perform Hajj and ‘Umra together, with a break in between) and did not take the Hady (animal for sacrifice) with me.  I got my menses and was not clean till the night of ‘Arafa. I said, “O Allah’s Messenger! It is the night of the Day of ‘Arafa and I intended to perform the Hajj Tamattu’ with ‘Umra.” Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him, told me to undo my head-hair and comb it and to postpone the ‘Umra.  

(14)  CHAPTER.  To take a bath after finishing from the menses.

Narrated ‘Aishah :  An Ansari woman asked the Prophet, peace be upon him, how to take a bath after finishing from the menses.  He replied, “Take a piece of cloth perfumed with musk and clean the private parts with it, thrice.” The Prophet, peace be upon him, felt shy and turned his face.  So I pulled her to me and told her what the Prophet, peace be upon him, meant.

(9) CHAPTER.  Washing out the menstrual blood.

Narrated Asma’ bint Abi Bakr :  A woman asked Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him, “O Allah’s Messenger! What should we do if the blood of menses falls on our clothes?”  Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him, replied, “If the blood of menses falls on the garment of anyone of you, she must take hold of the blood spot, rub it, and wash it with water and then offer Salat (prayers) in (with) it.”

(8) CHAPTER.  Al-Istihada [bleeding (from the womb) in between a woman’s periods].

Narrated ‘Aishah :  Fatima bint Abi Hubaish said to Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him,  “O Allah’s Messenger! I do not become clean (from bleeding). Shall I give up my Salat (prayers)?”  Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him, replied: “No, because it is from a blood vessel and not the menses.  So when the real menses begins give up your Salat and when it (the period) has finished wash the blood off your body (take a bath) and offer your prayers.”

(7) Ibrahim said , “ There is no harm in reciting a Verse of the Qur’an by a menstruating woman.”  Ibn ‘Abbas considers that there was no harm in the recitation of the Qur’an by a Junub. The Prophet, peace be upon him, used to remember (glorify) Allah at all the times.  Umm ‘Atiyya said that they were ordered to let the menstruating women come out (on festivals) to say Takbirat (Allahu-Akbar), and to invoke Allah. Ibn ‘Abbas narrated on the authority  of Abu Sufyan: Heraclius asked for the letter of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and read it. It began : In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. O people of the scripture (Jews and Christians) :  Come to a word that is just between us and you that we worship none but Allah…(Quran 3:64)

298:  Narrated Umm Salama:  While I was laying with the Prophet, peace be upon him, under a single woolen sheet, I got the menses.  I slipped away and put on the clothes for menses. He said , “ Have you got Nifas (menses)?”  I replied , “ Yes.”  He then called me and made me lie with him under the same sheet.

296:  Narrated ‘Urwa:  A person asked me, “Can a woman in menses serve me?  And can a Junub woman come close to me?”  I replied, “All this is easy for me.  All of them can serve me, and there is no harm for any other person to do the same.  ‘Aishah told me that she used to comb the hair of Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him, while she was in her menses, and he was in I’tikaf – 1 (in the mosque).  He would bring his head near her room and she would comb his hair, while she used to be in her menses.”

(3)  CHAPTER.  To recite the Qur’an while lying in the lap of one’s own menstruating wife.

Abu Wa’il used to send his menstruating maid servant to bring the Qur’an from Abi Razin by carrying it from the hanger (of its cage).

297:  Narrated ‘Aishah :  The Prophet, peace be upon him, used to lean on my lap during my menses and then would recite the Qur’an.

(294) Narrated Al-Qasim: ‘Aishah said, “We set out with the sole intention of performing Hajj and when we reached Sarif, (a place 11 k.m. from Makkah) I got my menses. Allah’s messenger, peace be upon him, came to me while I was weeping.  He said, “What is the matter with you? Have you got your menses?” I replied, “Yes.” He said, “This is a thing which Allah has ordained for the daughters of Adam.  So do what all the pilgrims do with the exception of Tawaf (circumam-bulation) round the Ka’bah.” ‘Aishah added, “Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him, sacrificed cows on behalf of his wives.”