who engages in sexual intercourse with his wife but does not

discharge. He replied, "He should wash the parts which comes

in contact with the private parts of the woman, perform

ablution and then pray." (Abu `Abdullah said, "Taking a bath

is safer and is the last order.")

Bk. 6: Menstrual Periods

1.293:

Narrated Al-Qasim: `Aisha said, "We set out with the sole

intention of performing Hajj and when we reached Sarif, (a

place six miles from Mecca) I got my menses. Allah's Apostle

came to me while I was weeping. He said 'What is the matter

with you? Have you got your menses?' I replied, 'Yes.' He

said, 'This is a thing which Allah has ordained for the

daughters of Adam. So do what all the pilgrims do with the

exception of the Tawaf (Circumambulation) round the Ka`ba."

`Aisha added, "Allah's Apostle sacrificed cows on behalf of

his wives."

1.294:

Narrated `Aisha:

While in menses, I used to comb the hair of Allah's Apostle .

1.295:

Narrated `Urwa:

A person asked me, "Can a woman in menses serve me? And can a

Junub woman come close to me?" I replied, "All this is easy

for me. All of them can serve me, and there is no harm for any

other person to do the same. `Aisha told me that she used to

comb the hair of Allah's Apostle while she was in her menses,

and he was in I`tikaf (in the mosque). He would bring his head

near her in her room and she would comb his hair, while she

used to be in her menses."

1.296:

Narrated `Aisha:

The Prophet used to lean on my lap and recite Qur'an while I

was in menses.