Al-Kafi · Hadith 3

The Book of Hayd (menses) · Signs for Differentiating Between Blood of Hayd and Istihadah · Volume 3, book 2, chapter 10, Hadith 3

Original Arabic text

3ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ قَالَ سَأَلَتْنِي امْرَأَةٌ مِنَّا أَنْ أُدْخِلَهَا عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ لَهَا فَأَذِنَ لَهَا فَدَخَلَتْ وَمَعَهَا مَوْلاَةٌ لَهَا فَقَالَتْ لَهُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الله قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى زَيْتُونَةٍ لا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلا غَرْبِيَّةٍ مَا عَنَى بِهَذَا فَقَالَ لَهَا أَيَّتُهَا الْمَرْأَةُ إِنَّ الله تَعَالَى لَمْ يَضْرِبِ الأمْثَالَ لِلشَّجَرَةِ إِنَّمَا ضَرَبَ الأمْثَالَ لِبَنِي آدَمَ سَلِي عَمَّا تُرِيدِينَ قَالَتْ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ اللَّوَاتِي بِاللَّوَاتِي مَا حَدُّهُنَّ فِيهِ قَالَ حَدُّ الزِّنَا إِنَّهُ إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ أُتِيَ بِهِنَّ وَأُلْبِسْنَ مُقَطَّعَاتٍ مِنْ نَارٍ وَقُمِعْنَ بِمَقَامِعَ مِنْ نَارٍ وَسُرْبِلْنَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ فِي أَجْوَافِهِنَّ إِلَى رُءُوسِهِنَّ أَعْمِدَةٌ مِنْ نَارٍ وَقُذِفَ بِهِنَّ فِي النَّارِ أَيَّتُهَا الْمَرْأَةُ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَنْ عَمِلَ هَذَا الْعَمَلَ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ وَاسْتَغْنَى الرِّجَالُ بِالرِّجَالِ فَبَقِينَ النِّسَاءُ بِغَيْرِ رِجَالٍ فَفَعَلْنَ كَمَا فَعَلَ رِجَالُهُنَّ لِيَسْتَغْنِيَ بَعْضُهُنَّ بِبَعْضٍ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ أَصْلَحَكَ الله مَا تَقُولُ فِي الْمَرْأَةِ تَحِيضُ فَتَجُوزُ أَيَّامُ حَيْضِهَا قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ حَيْضُهَا دُونَ عَشَرَةِ أَيَّامٍ اسْتَظْهَرَتْ بِيَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ ثُمَّ هِيَ مُسْتَحَاضَةٌ قَالَتْ فَإِنَّ الدَّمَ يَسْتَمِرُّ بِهَا الشَّهْرَ وَالشَّهْرَيْنِ وَالثَّلاَثَةَ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ بِالصَّلاَةِ قَالَ تَجْلِسُ أَيَّامَ حَيْضِهَا ثُمَّ تَغْتَسِلُ لِكُلِّ صَلاَتَيْنِ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ إِنَّ أَيَّامَ حَيْضِهَا تَخْتَلِفُ عَلَيْهَا وَكَانَ يَتَقَدَّمُ الْحَيْضُ الْيَوْمَ وَالْيَوْمَيْنِ وَالثَّلاَثَةَ وَيَتَأَخَّرُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَمَا عِلْمُهَا بِهِ قَالَ دَمُ الْحَيْضِ لَيْسَ بِهِ خَفَاءٌ هُوَ دَمٌ حَارٌّ تَجِدُ لَهُ حُرْقَةً وَدَمُ الاسْتِحَاضَةِ دَمٌ فَاسِدٌ بَارِدٌ قَالَ فَالْتَفَتَتْ إِلَى مَوْلاَتِهَا فَقَالَتْ أَ تَرَاهُ كَانَ امْرَأَةً مَرَّةً.

Published English translation

3. A number of our companions narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Ali ibn al-Hakam, from Ishaq ibn Jarir, who said: A woman from among us asked me to bring her to Abu Abdillah (as), so I sought permission for her, and he granted it. She entered, accompanied by her servant. She said to him, “O Abu Abdillah, regarding the verse ‘a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west’ (24:35), what does this mean?” He said to her, “O woman, Allah did not give examples of the tree for its own sake, but rather gave examples for the children of Adam. Ask what you mean.” She then asked, “Tell me about women who engage in immoral acts with other women—what is their punishment?” He said, “The punishment for such acts is the same as for zina (fornication). On the Day of Judgment, they will be brought forth, clothed in garments of fire, struck with iron rods of fire, and covered in fire. From their innards to their heads, pillars of fire will be placed, and they will be cast into the Hellfire. O woman, the first people to commit such an act were the people of Lot. When men turned away from women and sought satisfaction with men, the women were left without men, so they did as their men had done, seeking satisfaction with one another.” She then said to him, “May Allah bless you, what do you say about a woman who has her period, and her days of menstruation pass?” He replied, “If her menstruation lasts less than ten days, she should wait an additional day to be certain, and after that, she is considered to be experiencing istihadha (irregular bleeding).” She then asked, “What if her bleeding continues for a month, two months, or three months—what should she do about her prayers?” He replied, “She should sit out the days of her menstruation, then she should perform ghusl for each two prayers.” She further asked, “What if her menstruation varies, sometimes coming a day or two or three earlier or later—how would she know?” He said, “The blood of menstruation is not hidden; it is hot and causes a burning sensation, while the blood of istihadha is corrupt and cold.” At this, she turned to her servant and said, “Do you think he was once a woman?”

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Attributed scholarly assessments

Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi: موثق

Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (13/230)

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Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi: Catalogue non-inclusion note (not an authenticity grade)

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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