Mukhtasar Muslim

Narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): Among the Jews, when a woman would menstruate, they would neither eat with her nor stay with her in the house. The companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him about this, so Allah Almighty revealed this verse: "They ask you about menstruation. Say: It is a harm, so keep away from women during menstruation" (__QUR_N__). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do everything except intercourse. When this news reached the Jews, they said: This man (i.e., Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him) wants to oppose us in every matter. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Usayd bin Hudayr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abbad bin Bishr (may Allah be pleased with him) came and said: O Messenger of Allah! The Jews say such and such, so why should we not have intercourse with menstruating women? (Meaning, since the Jews dislike our opposition and are annoyed by it, we should oppose them thoroughly.) Upon hearing this, the color of the Messenger of Allah’s (peace and blessings be upon him) face changed. (He disliked their suggestion to have intercourse because it was against the Qur'an.) We thought that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was angry with these two persons. They got up and left. Meanwhile, someone sent milk as a gift to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so he called both of them back and gave them milk to drink. Then they realized that his anger was not upon them.