Partial Translation of Sahih Muslim, Book 3:

Menstruation (Kitab Al-Haid)


Book 3, Number 0580:

Narrated Maymunah:

Kurayb, the freed slave of Ibn Abbas, reported: I heard it from Maymunah, the wife of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) used to lie with me when I menstruated, and there was a cloth between me and him.


Book 3, Number 0587:

Narrated Aisha:

The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said to me: Get me the mat from the mosque. I said: I am menstruating. Upon this he remarked: Your menstruation is not in your hand.


Book 3, Number 0589:

Narrated AbuHurayrah:

While the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) was in the mosque, he said: O Aisha get me that garment. She said: I am menstruating. Upon this he remarked: Your menstruation is not in your hand, and she, therefore, got him that.


Book 3, Number 0590:

Narrated Aisha:

I would drink when I was menstruating, then I would hand it (the vessel) to the Apostle (peace_be_upon_him) and he would put his mouth where mine had been, and drink, and I would eat flesh from a bone when I was menstruating, then hand it over to the Apostle (peace_be_upon_him) and he would put his mouth where mine had been.

Zuhayr made no mention of (the Prophet's) drinking.


Book 3, Number 0592:

Narrated Anas ibn Malik:

Among the Jews, when women menstruated, they did not dine with them, nor did they live with them in their houses. So the Companions of the apostle (peace_be_upon_him) asked the Apostle (peace_be_upon_him) and Allah, the Exalted revealed: "And they ask you about menstruation; say it is a pollution, so keep away from woman during menstruation" to the end (Qur'an, 2:222).

The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: Do everything except intercourse. The Jews heard of that and said: This man does not want to leave anything we do without opposing us in it. Usayd ibn Hudayr and Abbad ibn Bashir came and said: Messenger of Allah, the Jews say such and such thing. Therefore we should not have any contact with them (as the Jews do).

The face of the Messenger of Allah (p.) underwent such a change that we thought he was angry with them, but when they went out, they happened to receive a gift of milk which was sent to the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) He (the Holy Prophet) called them and gave them a drink, whereby they knew that he was not angry with them.


Book 3, Number 0596:

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) woke up at night; relieved himself, and then washed his face and hands and then again slept.


Book 3, Number 0603:

Narrated Aisha:

Abdullah ibn AbdulQays said, "I asked Aisha about the Witr (prayer) of the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) and made mention of a hadith, then I said: What did he do after having sexual intercourse? Did he take a bath before going to sleep or did he sleep before taking a bath? She said: He did all these. Sometimes he took a bath and then slept, and sometimes he performed ablution only and went to sleep. I (the narrator) said: Praise be to Allah Who has made things easy (for human beings).


Book 3, Number 0605:

Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:

The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: When anyone amongst you has sexual intercourse with his wife and then he intends to repeat it, he should perform ablution.

In the hadith transmitted by AbuBakr (the words are): "Between the two (acts) there should be an ablution." or he (the narrator) said: "Then he intended that it should be repeated."


Book 3, Number 0607:

Narrated Anas ibn Malik:

Umm Sulaym who was the grandmother of Ishaq came to the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) in the presence of Aisha and said to him: Messenger of Allah, in case a woman sees what a man sees in dream and she experiences in dream what a man experiences (i.e. experiences orgasm)? Upon this Aisha remarked: O Umm Sulaym, you brought humiliation to women; may your right hand be covered with dust. He (the Prophet) said to Aisha: Let your hand be covered with dust. and (addressing Umm Sulaym) said: Well, O Umm Sulaym, she should take a bath if she sees that (i.e. she experience orgasm in dream).


Book 3, Number 0608:

Narrated Umm Sulaym:

Umm Sulaym asked the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) about a woman who sees in a dream what a man sees (sexual dream). The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: In case a woman sees that, she must take a bath. Umm Sulaym said: I was bashful on account of that and said: Does it happen? Upon this the Apostle (peace_be_upon_him) said: Yes (it does happen), otherwise how can ( a child) resemble her? Man's discharge (i.e. sperm) is thick and white and the discharge of woman is thin and yellow ; so the resemblance comes from the one whose genes prevail or dominate.


Book 3, Number 0609:

Narrated Anas ibn Malik:

A woman asked the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) about a woman who sees in her dream what a man sees in his dream (sexual dream). He (the prophet) said: If she experiences what a man experiences, she should take a bath.


Book 3, Number 0612:

Narrated Aisha:

Umm Sulaym, the mother of Banu AbuTalhah, came to the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him). (And a hadith like No. 607, 608, 609 narrated by Hisham was narrated but for these words:) Aisha said: I expressed disapproval to her, saying! Does a woman see a sexual dream?


Book 3, Number 0614:

Narrated Thawban:

Thawban, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: While I was standing beside the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) one of the rabbis of the Jews came and said: Peace be upon you, O Muhammad. I pushed him back so hard that he nearly fell over. Upon this he said: Why do you push me? I said: Why don't you say: O Messenger of Allah? The Jew said: We call him by the name which he was given by his family. The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: My name is Muhammad, which is how I was named by my family.

The Jew said: I have come to ask you (something). The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: Will it be of any benefit to you, if I tell you that? He (the Jew) said: I shall lend my ears to it. The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) drew a line with the help of the stick that he had with him and then said: Ask (whatever you like).

Thereupon the Jew said: Where will the human beings be on the Day when the Earth changes into another earth and the Heavens too (change into other heavens)? The Messenger of Allah (p). said: They will be in darkness beside the bridge. He (the Jew) again said: Who amongst the people will be the first to cross (this bridge)? He said: They would be the poor amongst the refugees. The Jew said: What would constitute their breakfast when they would enter Paradise? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: A caul of fish-liver. He (the Jew) said: What would be their food after this? He (the Holy Prophet) said: a bullock which was fed in the different quarters of Paradise would be slaughtered for them. He (the Jew) said: What would be their drink? He (the Holy Prophet) said: They would be given a drink from the fountain which is named Salsabil.

He (the Jew) said: I have come to ask you about something which no one amongst the people on Earth knows except an apostle or one or two men besides him. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Would it benefit you if I tell you that? He (the Jew) said: I would lend my ears to that. He then said: I have come to ask you about the child. He (the Holy Prophet) said: The reproductive substance of a man is white and that of a woman (i.e. ovum central portion) is yellow. When they have sexual intercourse and the male's substance (chromosomes and genes) prevails upon the female's substance (chromosomes and genes), it is the male child that is created by Allah's Decree. When the substance of the female prevails upon the substance contributed by the male, a female child is formed by the Decree of Allah. The Jew said: What you have said is true; verily you are an Apostle. He then turned round and went away. The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: He asked me about such and such things of which I had no knowledge until Allah gave it to me.


Book 3, Number 0631:

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

Maymunah (the wife of the Prophet) reported to Ibn Abbas that she and the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) took a bath from one vessel.


Book 3, Number 0632:

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) took a bath with the water left over by Maymunah.


Book 3, Number 0633:

Narrated Zaynab bint Umm Salamah:

Zaynab reported that Umm Salamah and the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) took bath from the same vessel.


Book 3, Number 0636:

Narrated Safinah:

The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) took a bath with one Sa' of water because of sexual intercourse and performed ablution with one Mudd.


Book 3, Number 0640:

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:

A delegation of the Thaqif said to the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) Our land is cold: what about our bathing then? He (the Prophet ) said: I pour water thrice over my head.


Book 3, Number 0643:

Narrated Umm Salamah:

I said: Messenger of Allah, I am a woman who has closely plaited hair on my head; should I undo it for taking a bath, because of sexual intercourse? He (the Prophet) said: No, it is enough for you to throw three handfuls of water on your head and then pour water over yourself, and you shall be purified.


Book 3, Number 0646:

Narrated Aisha:

It was conveyed to Aisha that Abdullah ibn Amr ordered the women to undo the (plaits) of hair on their heads. She said: How strange it is for Ibn Amr that he orders the women to undo the plaits of their head while taking a bath; why does he not order them to shave their heads? I and the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) took bath from one vessel. I did no more than this that I poured three handfuls of water over my head.


Book 3, Number 0667:

Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:

The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: A man should not see the private parts of another man, and a woman should not see the private parts of another woman, and a man should not lie with another man under one covering, and a woman should not lie with another woman under one covering.


Book 3, Number 0672:

Narrated Al-Miswar ibn Makhramah:

I was carrying a heavy stone and my lower garment was loose, and it, therefore, slipped off (so soon) that I could not place the stone (on the ground) and carry to its proper place. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: return to your cloth (lower garment), take it (and tie it around your waist) and do not walk naked.


Book 3, Number 0673:

Narrated Abdullah ibn Ja'far:

The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) one day made me mount behind and he confided to me something secret which I would not disclose to anybody; and the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) liked the concealment provided by a lofty place or cluster of dates (while answering the call of nature).

Ibn Asma' said in his narration: It implied an enclosure of the date-trees.


Book 3, Number 0674:

Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:

I went to Quba with the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) on Monday till we reached (the habitation) of Banu Salim. The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) stood at the door of Itban and called him loudly. So he came out dragging his lower garment. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: we have made this man to make haste Itban said: Messenger of Allah, if a man parts with his wife suddenly without seminal emission, what is he required to do (with regard to bath)? The Messenger of Allah ((peace_be_upon_him)) said: It is with the seminal emission that bath becomes obligatory.


Book 3, Number 0675:

Narrated AbulAla' ibn ash-Shikhkhir:

The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) abrogated some of his commands by others, just as the Qur'an abrogates some part with the others.


Book 3, Number 0684:

Narrated AbuMusa:

There cropped up a difference of opinion between a group of Muhajirs (Emigrants) and a group of Ansar (Helpers) (and the point of dispute was) that the Ansar said: The bath (because of sexual intercourse) becomes obligatory only when the semen spurts out or ejaculates. But the Muhajirs said: When a man has sexual intercourse (with the woman), a bath becomes obligatory (no matter whether or not there is seminal emission or ejaculation). AbuMusa said: Well, I shall satisfy you on this (issue).

He (AbuMusa, the narrator) said: I stood up, (went) to Aisha and sought her permission which was granted. I said to her: O Mother, or Mother of the Faithful, I want to ask you about a matter about which I feel shy. She said: Don't feel shy of asking me about a thing which you can ask your mother who gave birth to you, for I too am your mother. Upon this I said: What makes a bath obligatory for a person? She replied: You have come across one who is well informed! The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: When anyone sits amidst four parts (of the woman) and the circumcised parts touch each other. a bath becomes obligatory.


Book 3, Number 0685:

Narrated Aisha:

A person asked the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) about one who has sexual intercourse with his wife and parts away (without orgasm) whether bathing is obligatory for him. Aisha was sitting by him. The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: I and she (the Mother of the Faithful) do it and then take a bath.


Book 3, Number 0686:

Narrated Zayd ibn Thabit:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say this: Ablution is obligatory (for one who takes anything) touched by fire.


Book 3, Number 0687:

Narrated AbuHurayrah:

Performing ablution in the mosque, he said: I am performing ablution because of having eaten pieces of cheese, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say: Perform ablution (after eating anything) touched by fire.


Book 3, Number 0688:

Narrated Aisha:

The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: Perform ablution (after eating) anything touched by fire.


Book 3, Number 0695:

Narrated AbuRafi':

I testify that I used to roast the liver of the goat for the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) and then he offered prayer but did not perform ablution.


Book 3, Number 0698:

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) dressed himself, and then went out for prayer, when he was presented with bread and meat. He took three morsels out of that, and then offered prayer along with other people and did not touch water.


Book 3, Number 0700:

Narrated Jabir ibn Samurah:

A man asked the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) whether he should perform ablution after (eating) mutton. He(the Messenger of Allah) said: Perform ablution if you so desire, and if you do not wish, do not perform it. He (again) asked: Should I perform ablution (after eating) camel's flesh? He said: Yes, perform ablution (after eating) camel's flesh. He (again) said: May I say prayer in the sheepfolds? He (the Messenger of Allah ) said: Yes. He (the narrator) again said: May I say prayer where camels lie down? He (the Prophet) said: No.


Book 3, Number 0703:

Narrated AbuHurayrah:

The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: If any one of you has pain in his abdomen, but is doubtful whether or not anything has issued from him, he should not leave the mosque unless he hears a sound or perceives a smell.


Book 3, Number 0708:

Narrated Maymunah:

Someone amongst the wives of the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) had a domestic animal and it died. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: Why did you not take off its skin and make use of that?


Book 3, Number 0721:

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:

A person happened to pass by the Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) when he was making water and saluted him, but he did not respond to his salutation.


Book 3, Number 0723:

Narrated Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman:

The Messenger of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) happened to meet him and he was (sexually) defiled, and he slipped away and took a bath and then came and said: I was (sexually) defiled. Upon this he (the Prophet) remarked: A Muslim is never defiled.


Book 3, Number 0724:

Narrated Aisha:

The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) used to remember Allah at all moments.


Book 3, Number 0725:

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) came out of the privy, and he was presented with some food, and the people reminded him about ablution, but he said: Am I to say prayer that I should perform ablution?


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