The Case of Women Performing Tawaf with the Condition of Istihadah

Al-Kāfi|Volume 4|Book 3|Chapter 153

Al-Kāfi

Volume 4, Book 3, Chapter 153

The Case of Women Performing Tawaf with the Condition of Istihadah
2 Aḥadīth
Ḥadīth 1

1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) أَنَّ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتَ عُمَيْسٍ نُفِسَتْ بِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَأَمَرَهَا رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) حِينَ أَرَادَتِ الإِحْرَامَ مِنْ ذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ أَنْ تَحْتَشِيَ بِالْكُرْسُفِ وَالْخِرَقِ وَتُهِلَّ بِالْحَجِّ فَلَمَّا قَدِمُوا مَكَّةَ وَقَدْ نَسَكُوا الْمَنَاسِكَ وَقَدْ أَتَى لَهَا ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْماً فَأَمَرَهَا رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) أَنْ تَطُوفَ بِالْبَيْتِ وَتُصَلِّيَ وَلَمْ يَنْقَطِعْ عَنْهَا الدَّمُ فَفَعَلَتْ ذَلِكَ.

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad from Hariz from Zurarah who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ’Asma’ bint ‘Umays gave birth to Muhammad ibn abu Bakr. The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, commanded her, when she wanted to assume the state of Ihram from Dhu al- Hulayfah, to fill up herself with cotton and cloth and say Talbiyah for al-Hajj. They entered Makkah, when they had performed all acts, eighteen days had passed. The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, commanded her to perform Tawaf around the House and perform Salat (prayer) but her bleeding had not stopped and she followed the instruction.”’

Ḥadīth 2

2ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَمَّنْ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ الْمُسْتَحَاضَةُ تَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ وَتُصَلِّي وَلا تَدْخُلُ الْكَعْبَةَ.

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn Aslam from Yunus ibn Ya’qub from those who narrated to him from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who said, “A woman who experiences Istihadah (a form of menses) can perform Tawaf around the House (Ka'ba) and she can pray, but she cannot enter the Ka'ba.”