Abu Dawud

Sumayy, the freed slave of Abu Bakr, says that al-Qa'qa and Zaid bin Aslam sent him to Saeed bin al-Musayyab to ask him as to how the woman who has flow of blood should wash. He replied: She should wash at the time of the Zuhr prayer (the bath will be valid one Zuhr prayer to the next Zuhr prayer); and should perform ablution for every prayer. If there is excessive bleed gin, she should tie a cloth over her private part. Abu Dawud said: It has been narrated by Ibn Umar and Anas bin Malik that she should take bath at the time of the Zuhr prayer (being valid) until the next Zuhr prayer. This tradition has also been transmuted by Dawud and Asim from al-Shabi from his wife from Qumair on the authority of Aishah, except that the version of Dawud has the words: "every day, " and the version of Asim has the words: "at the time of Zuhr prayer". This is the view of Salim bin Abdullah, al-Hassan, and Ata. Abu Dawud said: Malik said: I think that the tradition narrated by Ibn a;-Musayyab must contain the words: "from one purification to another". But it was misunderstood and the people changed it to: "for one Zuhr prayer to another". It has also been reported by Miswar bin Abd al-Malik bin Saeed bin Abdur-Rahman bin Yarbu, saying: "from one purification to another, " but the people changed it to: "from one zuhr to another. "