Volume 1, Book 6, Number 301:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
Once Allah’s Apostle went out to the Musalla (to offer the prayer) o ‘Id-al-Adha or Al-Fitr prayer.
Then he passed by the women and said, “O women! Give alms, as I have seen that the majority of the
dwellers of Hell-fire were you (women).” They asked, “Why is it so, O Allah’s Apostle ?” He replied,
“You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in
intelligence and religion than you. A cautious sensible man could be led astray by some of you.” The
women asked, “O Allah’s Apostle! What is deficient in our intelligence and religion?” He said, “Is not
the evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man?” They replied in the affirmative. He
said, “This is the deficiency in her intelligence. Isn’t it true that a woman can neither pray nor fast
during her menses?” The women replied in the affirmative. He said, “This is the deficiency in her re –
ligion.”
Volume 1, Book 6, Number 302:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
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We set out with the Prophet for Hajj and when we reached Sarif I got my menses. When the
Prophet came to me, I was weeping. He asked, “Why are you weeping?” I said, “I wish if I had not
performed Hajj this year.” He asked, “May be that you got your menses?” I replied, “Yes.” He then said,
“This is the thing which Allah has ordained for all the daughters of Adam. So do what all the pilgrims
do except that you do not perform the Tawaf round the Ka’ba till you are clean.”
Volume 1, Book 6, Number 303:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Fatima bint Abi Hubaish said to Allah’s Apostle, “O Allah’s Apostle! I do not become clean (from
bleeding). Shall I give up my prayers?” Allah’s Apostle replied: “No, because it is from a blood vessel
and not the menses. So when the real menses begins give up your prayers and when it (the period)
has finished wash the blood off your body (take a bath) and offer your prayers.”
Volume 1, Book 6, Number 304:
Narrated Asma’ bint Abi Bakr:
A woman asked Allah’s Apostle, “O Allah’s Apostle! What should we do, if the blood of menses falls
on our clothes?” Allah’s Apostle 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 pray in (with it).”
Volume 1, Book 6, Number 305:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Whenever anyone of us got her menses, she, on becoming clean, used to take hold of the blood
spot and rub the blood off her garment, and pour water over it and wash that portion thoroughly
and sprinkle water over the rest of the garment. After that she would pray in (with) it.
Volume 1, Book 6, Number 306:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Once one of the wives of the Prophet did Itikaf along with him and she was getting bleeding in
between her periods. She used to see the blood (from her private parts) and she would perhaps put a
dish under her for the blood. (The sub-narrator ‘Ikrima added, ‘Aisha once saw the liquid of saf –
flower and said, “It looks like what so and so used to have.”)
Volume 1, Book 6, Number 307:
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“One of the wives of Allah’s Apostle joined him in l’tikaf and she noticed blood and yellowish dis –
charge (from her private parts) and put a dish under her when she prayed.”
Volume 1, Book 6, Number 308:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
One of the mothers of the faithful believers (i.e. the wives of the Prophet ) did l’tikaf while she was
having bleeding in between her periods.