Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Khallas al-Hujari reported: Aishah said: I and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pass night in one (piece of) cloth (on me) while I menstruated profusely. If anything from me (i. e. blood) smeared him (i. e. his body), he would wash that spot and would not exceed it (in washing), then he would offer prayer with it.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
269. Commentary:
➊ These hidden realities have been stated only to clarify the boundaries of religion, Shariah, and purification (taharah), so that there may be ease for the Ummah in this world and the Hereafter. Otherwise, it is not permissible for ordinary Muslim husbands and wives to mention their private matters.
➋ Menstrual blood is impure (najis).
➌ It is obligatory to wash only that part of the body or clothing which has become soiled, not the entire body or the whole garment.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 269
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
285. Commentary:
➊ It is sufficient to wash only the area of the garment where impurity has touched; there is no need to wash the entire garment, and prayer can be performed in such a garment without hesitation.
➋ The fact that he lay down again indicates that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam used to get up for the Tahajjud prayer and, after a pause, would lie down again. «والله أعلم»
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 285
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
372. Commentary: See Hadith: 285, 286 and their benefits and issues.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 372
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
774. Commentary: If the garment that a woman wears on her body is pure, then there is no harm in performing prayer in it, even if she wore it during her menstrual period (hayd). If some blood has gotten onto it, then only that specific spot should be washed; there is no need to wash the rest of the garment.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 774
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The benefits have already been mentioned previously in Hadith 269.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2166