Volume 7, Book 72, Number 798:
Narrated Hafsa:
(the wife of the Prophet) I said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Why have the people finished their Ihram after
performing the ‘Umra while you have not finished your lhram after your ‘Umra?” He said, “I have
done Talbid (of my hair) and have decorated my Hadis with garlands, so I shall not finish my lhram
till l have slaughtered my Hadi (animal for sacrifice).”
Volume 3, Book 29, Number 54:
Narrated Hafsa:
Allah’s Apostle said, “It is not sinful (of a Muhrim) to kill five kinds of animals, namely: the crow,
the kite, the mouse, the scorpion and the rabid dog.”
Volume 2, Book 26, Number 754:
Narrated Hafsa:
I said, “O Allah’s Apostle! What is wrong with the people, they have finished their Ihram but you
have not?” He said, “I matted my hair and I have garlanded my Hadi, so I will not finish my Ihram till
I finished my Hajj .”
Volume 2, Book 26, Number 714:
Narrated Hafsa:
(On ‘Id) We used to forbid our virgins to go out (for ‘Id prayer). A lady came and stayed at the
Palace of Bani Khalaf. She mentioned that her sister was married to one of the companions of Allah’s
Apostle who participated in twelve Ghazawats along with Allah’s Apostle and her sister was with
him in six of them. She said, “We used to dress the wounded and look after the patients.” She (her sis –
ter) asked Allah’s Apostle , “Is there any harm for a woman to stay at home if she doesn’t have a veil?”
He said, “She should cover herself with the veil of her companion and she should take part in the
good deeds and in the religious gatherings of the believers.” When Um ‘Atiyya came, I asked her. “Did
you hear anything about that?” Um ‘Atiyya said, “Bi Abi” and she never mentioned the name of Allah’s
Apostle without saying “Bi Abi” (i.e. ‘Let my father be sacrificed for you’). We asked her, “Have you
heard Allah’s Apostle saying so and so (about women)?” She replied in the affirmative and said, “Let
my father be sacrificed for him. He told us that unmarried mature virgins who stay often screened or
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unmarried young virgins and mature girls who stay often screened should come out and take part in
the good deeds and in the religious gatherings of the believers. But the menstruating women should
keep away from the Musalla (praying place).” I asked her, “The menstruating women?” She replied,
“Don’t they present themselves at ‘Arafat and at such and such places?”
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 592:
Narrated Hafsa:
When the Muadh-dhin pronounced the Adhan for Fajr prayer and the dawn became evident the
Prophet ordered a two Rakat light prayer (Sunna) before the Iqama of the compulsory (congrega –
tional) prayer.