Hadith #344
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي لَيْثٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ وَعَمْرَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ اسْتَفْتَتْ أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ بِنْتُ جَحْشٍ رَسُولَ الل
َّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي أُسْتَحَاضُ قَالَ إِنَّمَا ذَاكَ عِرْقٌ فَاغْتَسِلِي ثُمَّ صَلِّي فَكَانَتْ تَغْتَسِلُ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ لَمْ يَأْمُرْهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ تَغْتَسِلَ عِنْدَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ إِنَّمَا فَعَلَتْهُ هِيَ
Isnad Chain
إسحاق
ابن شهاب
عائشة
English Translation
It was narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that a woman came to the Prophet ﷺ and said she was experiencing prolonged bleeding. He said: 'It is only a vein. Bathe and pray.' So she bathed before every prayer. Ibn Shihab said: He did not command her to bathe before every prayer — she did that herself.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 44, Hadith 344
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 23382
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-59772