Umm al-Mu'mineen Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and I used to perform ghusl (ritual bath) from a single vessel while we were both in a state of janabah (major ritual impurity). During my menstruation, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would instruct me, so I would wear (tie) an izar (lower garment), then he would have physical contact with me (that is, our bodies would touch, but he would not have intercourse). And while in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat), he would extend his blessed head towards me and I would wash it, even though I was menstruating.