حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ أَخْبَرَنَا سَلَّامُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُهَاجِرٍ عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ شَيْبَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ دَخَلَتْ أَسْمَائُ عَلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ کَيْفَ تَغْتَسِلُ إِحْدَانَا إِذَا طَهُرَتْ مِنْ الْمَحِيضِ قَالَ تَأْخُذُ سِدْرَهَا وَمَائَهَا فَتَوَضَّأُ ثُمَّ تَغْسِلُ رَأْسَهَا وَتَدْلُکُهُ حَتَّی يَبْلُغَ الْمَائُ أُصُولَ شَعْرِهَا ثُمَّ تُفِيضُ عَلَی جَسَدِهَا ثُمَّ تَأْخُذُ فِرْصَتَهَا فَتَطَّهَّرُ بِهَا قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ کَيْفَ أَتَطَهَّرُ بِهَا قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَعَرَفْتُ الَّذِي يَکْنِي عَنْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا تَتَبَّعِينَ بِهَا آثَارَ الدَّمِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 314
Aishah reported: Asma entered upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: Messenger of Allah, how should one of us take bath when she is purified from her menses ? He said: She should take water mixed with the leaves of lote-tree; then should perform ablution and wash her head and rub it so much so that water reaches the roots of the hair; she should then our water upon her body. Then she should take a piece of cloth (or cotton or wool) and purify with it. She asked: Messenger of Allah, how should I purify with it ? Aishah said: I understood what he (the Prophet) said metaphorically. I, therefore, said to her: Remove the marks of blood.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020