Hadith 277

حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ ، حَدَّثَنَا صَخْرُ بْنُ جُوَيْرِيَةَ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، بِإِسْنَادِ اللَّيْثِ وَبِمَعْنَاهُ ، قَالَ : فَلْتَتْرُكِ الصَّلَاةَ قَدْرَ ذَلِكَ ، ثُمَّ إِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ وَلْتَسْتَثْفِرْ بِثَوْبٍ ثُمَّ تُصَلِّي .
This tradition has been transmitted through the chain of narrators like that of al-Laith to the same effect. It says; She should abandon prayer considering that period (she used to menstruate). When the time of prayer approaches, she should take a bath, tie a cloth over her private parts and offer prayer.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الطهارة / 277
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, انظر الأحاديث السابقة (274،275،276), انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 24
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
277. Commentary:
It does not become obligatory for a menstruating woman to perform the ritual bath (ghusl) immediately upon becoming pure from menstruation; rather, it becomes obligatory when the time for prayer arrives.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 277