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Bayhaqi 1557 — The woman with istihadah who can distinguish performs

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا ⦗٤٨٦⦘ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ مَزْيَدٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْأَوْزَاعِيَّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، وَعَمْرَةُ بِنْتُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتِ: اسْتُحِيضَتْ أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ بِنْتُ جَحْشٍ وَهِيَ تَحْتَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ فَاشْتَكَتْ ذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ بِالْحَيْضَةِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ عِرْقٌ فَإِذَا أَقْبَلَتِ الْحَيْضَةُ فَدَعِي الصَّلَاةَ وَإِذَا أَدْبَرَتْ فَاغْتَسِلِي ثُمَّ صَلِّي" قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: وَكَانَتْ أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ تَقْعُدُ فِي مِرْكَنٍ لِأُخْتِهَا زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ حَتَّى إِنَّ حُمْرَةَ الدَّمِ لَتَعْلُو الْمَاءَ. وَذِكْرُ الْغُسْلِ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ صَحِيحٌ وَقَوْلُهُ: " فَإِذَا أَقْبَلَتِ الْحَيْضَةُ وَإِذَا أَدْبَرَتْ" تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ مِنْ بَيْنَ ثِقَاتِ أَصْحَابِ الزُّهْرِيِّ وَالصَّحِيحُ أَنَّ أُمَّ حَبِيبَةَ كَانَتْ مُعْتَادَةً وَأَنَّ هَذِهِ اللَّفْظَةَ إِنَّمَا ذَكَرَهَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ فِي قِصَّةِ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ أَبِي حُبَيْشٍ وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ بِشْرُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ كَمَا رَوَاهُ غَيْرُهُ مِنَ الثِّقَاتِ.
(a) Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says that Umm Habibah bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her), who was the wife of Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him), had prolonged bleeding (istihadah) for seven years. She complained of it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is not menstruation; rather it is from a vein. When menstruation comes, abandon the prayer, and when it has gone, take a ritual bath and pray." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says that Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her) used to sit in a tub that belonged to her sister Zaynab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her), until the redness of the blood would rise above the water. The mention of the ritual bath in this hadith is sahih (authentic).
(b) As for his (peace and blessings be upon him) words "When menstruation comes and when it goes," al-Awza'i alone narrated them from among the trustworthy students of al-Zuhri. What is correct is that Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her) had a regular habit, and that these words were narrated by Hisham bin Urwah from his father from Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) in the story of Fatimah bint Abi Hubaysh (may Allah be pleased with her).
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الحيض / 1557
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