Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 6-16

Chapter 3: It is permissible for a menstruating woman to wash her husband’s head, and comb his hair; her leftovers are pure (tahir); and regarding reclining in her lap and reciting Qur’an.

It is reported from 'A'isha that she observed:

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was in I'tikaf, he inclined his head towards me and I combed his hair, and he did not enter the house but for the natural calls (for relieving himself). (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 6)

'Amra daughter of 'Abd al-Rahman reported:

'A'isha, wife of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed: When I was (in I'tikaf), I entered the house for the call of nature, and while passing I inquired after the health of the sick (in the. family), and when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was (in I'tikaf), he put out his head towards me, while he himself was in the mosque, and I combed his hair; and he did not enter the house except for the call of nature so long as he was In I'tikaf; and Ibn Rumh stated: As long as they (the Prophet and his wives) were among the observers of I'tikaf. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 7)

'A'isha, the wife of the Apostle (may peace he upon him), reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) put out from the mosque his head for me as he was in I'tikaf, and I washed it in the state that I was menstruating. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 8)

'Urwa reported it from 'A'isha that she observed:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) inclined his head towards me (from the mosque) while I was in my apartment and I combed it in a state of menstruation. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 9)

Al-Aswad narrated it from 'A'isha that she observed:

I used to wash the head of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), while I was in a state of menstruation. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 10)

'A'isha reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 11)

'A'isha reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered me that I should get him the mat from the mosque. I said: I am menstruating. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Do get me that, for menstruation is not in your hand. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 12)

Abu Huraira reported:

While the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was in the mosque, he said: O 'A'isha, 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. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 13)

'A'isha reported:

I would drink when I was menstruating, then I would hand it (the vessel) to the Apostle (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) and he would put his mouth where mine had been. Zuhair made no mention of (the Holy Prophet's) drinking. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 14)

'A'isha reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would recline in my lap when I was menstruating, and recite the Qur'an. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 15)

Thabit narrated it from Anas:

Among the Jews, when a woman menstruated, they did not dine with her, nor did they live with them in their houses; so the Companions of the Apostle (ﷺ) asked The Apostle (ﷺ), 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, ii. 222). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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. Usaid b. Hudair and Abbad b. Bishr came and said: Messenger of Allah, the Jews say such and such thing. We should not have, therefore, any contact with them (as the Jews do). The face of the Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him) 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 Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He (the Holy Prophet) called for them and gave them drink, whereby they knew that he was not angry with them. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 3 - Hadith 16)