حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَی بْنُ إِسْمَعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ الْبُنَانِيُّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ کَانَتْ إِذَا حَاضَتْ مِنْهُمْ امْرَأَةٌ أَخْرَجُوهَا مِنْ الْبَيْتِ وَلَمْ يُؤَاکِلُوهَا وَلَمْ يُشَارِبُوهَا وَلَمْ يُجَامِعُوهَا فِي الْبَيْتِ فَسُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ ذَلِکَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَی وَيَسْأَلُونَکَ عَنْ الْمَحِيضِ قُلْ هُوَ أَذًی فَاعْتَزِلُوا النِّسَائَ فِي الْمَحِيضِ إِلَی آخِرِ الْآيَةِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَامِعُوهُنَّ فِي الْبُيُوتِ وَاصْنَعُوا کُلَّ شَيْئٍ غَيْرَ النِّکَاحِ فَقَالَتْ الْيَهُودُ مَا يُرِيدُ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يَدَعَ شَيْئًا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا إِلَّا خَالَفَنَا فِيهِ فَجَائَ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ وَعَبَّادُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ تَقُولُ کَذَا وَکَذَا أَفَلَا نَنْکِحُهُنَّ فِي الْمَحِيضِ فَتَمَعَّرَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّی ظَنَنَّا أَنْ قَدْ وَجَدَ عَلَيْهِمَا فَخَرَجَا فَاسْتَقْبَلَتْهُمَا هَدِيَّةٌ مِنْ لَبَنٍ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَبَعَثَ فِي آثَارِهِمَا فَظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَجِدْ عَلَيْهِمَا
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2165
Anas bin Malik said Among the Jews when a woman menstruated, they did not eat with her and drink with her and did not associate with her in their houses, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was questioned about it. Hence, Allah the Exalted revealed “And they ask you about menstruation, . Say “It is harmful, so keep aloof from women during menstruation till the end of the verse. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said “Associate with them in the houses and do everything except sexual intercourse. The Jews thereupon said “This man does not leave anything we do without opposing us in it. Usaid bin Hudair and Abbad bin Bishr came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, Messenger of Allah ﷺ the Jews are saying such and such. Shall we not have intercourse with them during their menstruation? The face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ underwent such a change that we thought he was angry with them, so they went out. They were met by a gift of milk which was being brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he sent after them, whereby we felt that he was not angry with them.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020