6. Menstruation

٦۔ كتاب الحيض

6.20 The beginning and the ending of menstrual periods

٦۔٢٠ باب إِقْبَالِ الْمَحِيضِ وَإِدْبَارِهِ

[Machine] "And let the women that are sent to Aisha carry with them a cloth with black dye. Aisha would say: ‘Do not rush until you see the white discharge, seeking purification from menstruation.’ And the daughter of Zaid ibn Thabit reported that women used to call for lamps in the depth of the night and look for purification. So she said, ‘The women used to do this?’ and she criticized them."

وَكُنَّ نِسَاءٌ يَبْعَثْنَ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ بِالدُّرْجَةِ فِيهَا الْكُرْسُفُ فِيهِ الصُّفْرَةُ فَتَقُولُ لاَ تَعْجَلْنَ حَتَّى تَرَيْنَ الْقَصَّةَ الْبَيْضَاءَ. تُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ الطُّهْرَ مِنَ الْحَيْضَةِ. وَبَلَغَ ابْنَةَ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ أَنَّ نِسَاءً يَدْعُونَ بِالْمَصَابِيحِ مِنْ جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ يَنْظُرْنَ إِلَى الطُّهْرِ فَقَالَتْ مَا كَانَ النِّسَاءُ يَصْنَعْنَ هَذَا. وَعَابَتْ عَلَيْهِنَّ.

bukhari:320ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad > Sufyān > Hishām from his father > ʿĀʾishah

Fatima bint Abi Hubaish used to have bleeding in between the periods, so she asked the Prophet ﷺ about it. He replied, "The bleeding is from a blood vessel and not the menses. So give up the prayers when the (real) menses begins and when it has finished, take a bath and start praying."  

البخاري:٣٢٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ أَبِي حُبَيْشٍ كَانَتْ تُسْتَحَاضُ فَسَأَلَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ ذَلِكِ عِرْقٌ وَلَيْسَتْ بِالْحَيْضَةِ فَإِذَا أَقْبَلَتِ الْحَيْضَةُ فَدَعِي الصَّلاَةَ وَإِذَا أَدْبَرَتْ فَاغْتَسِلِي وَصَلِّي