Hadith 303

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ الْقَاسِمَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْمُسْتَحَاضَةِ ، فَقَالَ : " تَدَعُ الصَّلَاةَ أَيَّامَ أَقْرَائِهَا ، ثُمَّ تَغْتَسِلُ فَتُصَلِّي ، ثُمَّ تَغْتَسِلُ فِي الْأَيَّامِ " .
Muhammad bin Uthman asked al-Qasim bin Muhammad about the woman who has a prolonged flow of blood. He replied: She should abandon prayer during her menstrual period, then wash and pray ; then she should wash during her menstrual period.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الطهارة / 303
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
303. Commentary:
This is not a legal (shar‘i) ruling, but rather refers to the customary bath (ghusl) which a person performs as desired or as needed for cleanliness and purification.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 303