Lady Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) said that women experiencing postnatal bleeding during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would remain (in seclusion) for forty days or forty nights, and some of us would apply wars (a type of herb) to the spots on our faces.
Hadith Takhrijاس روایت کی سند جید ہے۔ دیکھئے: [أحمد 303/6] ، [أبوداؤد 311] ، [ترمذي 139] ، [ابن ماجه 648] ، [دارقطني 222/1] ، [مصنف ابن أبى شيبه 368/4] ، [البيهقي فى المعرفة 2281] و [المستدرك 175/1]
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 990)
In the printed editions of Sunan al-Darimi, the chapter heading is as follows: "A menstruating woman after purification..." However, all the narrations pertain to the period of nifas (postnatal bleeding), and this chapter is coming ahead at number (105).
Wars: Wars is a fragrant yellow plant found in Yemen.