Musnad Abi Ya'la 4865 — his mother and his maternal aunt went

It is narrated from Jumay' bin Umayr (may Allah have mercy on him) that his mother and his maternal aunt went to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) and asked: "O Mother of the Believers, when one of you had her menses, what would she do?" She said: "She would tie a waist-wrapper (izar) firmly on herself, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would embrace her belly and what is above that." They both asked: "How did he (peace and blessings be upon him) take the ritual bath?" Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "He (peace and blessings be upon him) would pour water over both his hands, then wash his private parts (istinja), then strike (rub) his hand on the ground, then pour water over his head three times." She (may Allah be pleased with her) further said: "As for us women, we would pour water five times because of our braids." They both said: "Tell us about Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)." She said: "What do you ask about a man who placed his hand on the spot of the blessed body of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) where his blessed soul was taken, so that his (peace and blessings be upon him) soul departed in his hand, and he wiped that hand over his face? And when the people differed about his (peace and blessings be upon him) burial, it was he who said: 'Indeed, the most beloved place to Allah Almighty is the place where His Prophet's soul is taken.'" They both asked: "Then why did you go out (to the battlefield) against him?" She (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "It was a matter that had been decreed (by destiny). I wish that I could give everything on the face of the earth as a ransom for it."