Volume 1, Book 6, Number 307:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
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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.
Volume 1, Book 6, Number 293:
Narrated Al-Qasim:
‘Aisha said, “We set out with the sole intention of performing Hajj and when we reached Sarif, (a
place six miles from Mecca) I got my menses. Allah’s Apostle 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 excep –
tion of the Taw-af (Circumambulation) round the Ka’ba.” ‘Aisha added, “Allah’s Apostle sacrificed
cows on behalf of his wives.”
Volume 1, Book 6, Number 294:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
While in menses, I used to comb the hair of Allah’s Apostle .
Volume 1, Book 6, Number 295:
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. ‘Aisha told me that she used to comb the hair of Allah’s Apostle while she was
in her menses, and he was in Itikaf (in the mosque). He would bring his head near her in her room
and she would comb his hair, while she used to be in her menses.”
Volume 1, Book 6, Number 296:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet used to lean on my lap and recite Qur’an while I was in menses.
Volume 1, Book 6, Number 297:
Narrated Um Salama:
While I was laying with the Prophet 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.
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Volume 1, Book 6, Number 298:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet and I used to take a bath from a single pot while we were Junub. During the menses,
he used to order me to put on an Izar (dress worn below the waist) and used to fondle me. While in
Itikaf, he used to bring his head near me and I would wash it while I used to be in my periods
(menses).