118 - Chapter: What has been reported about menstrual blood that gets on clothing

628 - Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us, Yahya ibn Sa'id and 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us, they said: Sufyan narrated to us, from Thabit ibn Hurmuz Abu al-Miqdam, from 'Adi ibn Dinar, from Umm Qays bint Mihsan who said: I asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, about menstrual blood that gets on clothing. He said: "Wash it with water and lotus leaves, and rub it off, even with a piece of wood."

629 - Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, Abu Khalid al-Ahmar narrated to us, from Hisham ibn 'Urwah, from Fatimah bint al-Mundhir, from Asma' bint Abi Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said: I asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, about menstrual blood that is on clothing. He said: "Scrub it, wash it, and pray in it."

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His saying: "kirsafan" means cotton.
"Athajju" is from al-thajj, which is the severe flowing of blood and water.
"Talajjami" meaning: make your garment like a bridle, i.e., tie the place of the blood with the garment.
"Tahayyadi" meaning: consider yourself as menstruating.

(1) Its chain of transmission is authentic. Sufyan: he is Ibn Sa'id al-Thawri. And Umm Qays bint Mihsan: she is the sister of the noble Companion 'Ukashah ibn Mihsan.
It was also recorded by Abu Dawud (363), and al-Nasa'i 1/154-155 and 195-196, via the route of Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan, with this chain of transmission.
It is in "Musnad Ahmad" (26998).
His saying: "bi-dili'" meaning: with a stick. Ibn al-Athir said: The lam may be given sukun for lightening.

(2) In the printed copies: "su'il" (was asked).

(3) Its chain of transmission is authentic. Abu Khalid al-Ahmar: he is Sulayman ibn Hayyan.