Sahih al-Bukhari — Hadith 305

Chapter 8

Chapter context: A menstruating women should perform all the ceremonies of Hajj except the Tawaf around the Ka'bah

باب تَقْضِي الْحَائِضُ الْمَنَاسِكَ كُلَّهَا إِلاَّ الطَّوَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ

Ibrahim said, “There is no harm in reciting a Verse of the Qur’an by a menstruating woman.” Ibn ‘Abbas considers that there was no harm in the recitation of the Qur’an by a Junub. The Prophet ﷺ used to remember (glorify) Allah at all times. Umm ‘Atiyya said that they were ordered to let the menstruating women come out (on festivals) to say Takbirat (Allahu-Akbar), and to invoke Allah. Ibn ‘Abbas narrated on the authority of Abu Sufyan: Heraclius asked for the letter of the Prophet ﷺ and read it. It began: “In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians): Come to a word that is just between us and you that we worship none but Allah …” (V.3:64). And ‘Ata quoted from Jabir, “Aishah رضي الله عنها got her menses and she performed all the ceremonies of Hajj except the Tawaf round the Ka‘bah and she did not offer Salat (prayers).” Al-Hakam said, “I slaughter the animal even if I were Junub.” And Allah جل جلاله said: “Eat not (O believers) of that (meat) on which Allah’s Name has not been pronounced (at the time of slaughtering of the animal).” (V.6:121).

وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ تَقْرَأَ الآيَةَ. وَلَمْ يَرَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ لِلْجُنُبِ بَأْسًا. وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ أَحْيَانِهِ. وَقَالَتْ أُمُّ عَطِيَّةَ كُنَّا نُؤْمَرُ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ الْحُيَّضُ، فَيُكَبِّرْنَ بِتَكْبِيرِهِمْ وَيَدْعُونَ. وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سُفْيَانَ أَنَّ هِرَقْلَ دَعَا بِكِتَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَرَأَ فَإِذَا فِيهِ: «بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَ{يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا إِلَى كَلِمَةٍ}». الآيَةَ. وَقَالَ عَطَاءٌ عَنْ جَابِرٍ حَاضَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَنَسَكَتِ الْمَنَاسِكَ غَيْرَ الطَّوَافِ بِالْبَيْتِ، وَلاَ تُصَلِّي. وَقَالَ الْحَكَمُ إِنِّي لأَذْبَحُ وَأَنَا جُنُبٌ. وَقَالَ اللَّهُ: {وَلاَ تَأْكُلُوا مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ}.