Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
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Chain of narration · Isnād

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Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi ShaybafromZuhayr bin HarbfromWaki' bin al-JarrahfromMas'ar bin KadamfromSufyan bin 'Uyaynahfromal-Mqdam bin Shryh bin Han'ifromSharih bin Hani' al-Harithifrom'Aisha bint Abi Bakr

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، وَسُفْيَانَ، عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أَشْرَبُ وَأَنَا حَائِضٌ، ثُمَّ أُنَاوِلُهُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَيَضَعُ فَاهُ عَلَى مَوْضِعِ فِيَّ فَيَشْرَبُ وَأَتَعَرَّقُ الْعَرْقَ وَأَنَا حَائِضٌ ثُمَّ أُنَاوِلُهُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَيَضَعُ فَاهُ عَلَى مَوْضِعِ فِيَّ ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ زُهَيْرٌ فَيَشْرَبُ ‏.‏

English translation

'A'isha reported:

I would drink when I was menstruating, then I would hand it (the vessel) to the Messenger (ﷺ) and he would put his mouth where mine had been, and drink, and I would eat flesh from a bone when I was menstruating, then hand it over to the Messenger (ﷺ) and he would put his mouth where mine had been. Zuhair made no mention of (the Prophet's) drinking.

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 3, Hadith 14
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Book 3, Hadith 590 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
The Prophet (ﷺ) was the best and most merciful one to his family. In this hadith, Aisha, the Mother of the Believers, told us about the Prophet's manners with her while she was menstruating. When she drank and handed the vessel to him, he used to place his mouth and drink from the same place from where she was drinking. Similarly, when she ate flesh from a bone, he used to eat from the same place from where she was eating. All of these manners were to give her comfort, protect her from sadness during this difficult period, kindly deal with her, and confirm that it is Islamically allowable to mix with menstruating women. It was unlike what Jews and people of pre-Islamic ignorant times believed that they neither ate nor drank with her during her period. Finally, this Hadith confirms the Prophet's kindness to his wives, especially during menstruation, for women are in dire need of kindness at that time..
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