Chapter: Whoever Said That the Woman Does Not Nullify The Prayer.

Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: I was sleeping in front of the Prophet ﷺ with my legs between him and the qiblah. Shubah said: I think she said: I was menstruating. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by al-Zuhri, Ata, Abu Bakr bin Hafs, Hisham bin Urwah, 'Irak bin Malik, Abu al-Aswad and Tamim bin Salamah; all transmitted from Urwah on the authority of Aishah. Ibrahim narrated from al-Aswad on the authority of Aishah. Abu al-Duha narrated from Masruq on the authority of Aishah. Al-Qasim bin Muhammad and Abu Salamah narrated it from 'Aishah. All these narrators did not mention the words "And I was menstruating. "

Urwah reported on the authority of Aishah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray at night and she (Aishah) would lie between him and the qiblah, sleeping on the bed on which he would sleep. When he wanted to offer the witr prayer, he awakened her and she offered the witr prayer.

Aishah said: I used to sleep with my legs in front of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he would offer his prayer at night (i. e. tahajjud prayer offered towards the end of the night. ). When he prostrated himself he struck my legs, and I drew them up and he then prostrated.

It was reported from Abu An-Nadr, from Abu Salama bin Abdur Rahman, from Aishah, that she said: "I used to be asleep while my legs would be in the front of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was praying during the night. When he wanted to prostrate, he would prod my feet, so I would pull them up, and he would prostrate.

Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: I used to sleep lying between the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the qiblah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray when I (was lying) in front of him. When he wanted to offer the witr prayer - added by the narrator Uthman - he pinched me - then the narrators are agreed - and said: Set aside.