The story of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: “Ahabastana hi”
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Question:
What is the story behind the phrase, “Ahabastana hi,” O Shaykh?
Answer:
This concerns a group of pilgrims. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to visit his wives and wanted to be with Safiyyah, they said, “O Messenger of Allah, she is menstruating; she has started her period.” He said, “Ahabastana hi,” meaning, is she staying behind from the journey? After the Hajj? They said, “No, O Messenger of Allah, she has already performed the tawaf, meaning the tawaf of ifadah, before the menstruation affected her.” This indicates that if a woman is affected by menstruation before the tawaf of ifadah, she must remain until the blood stops, then take a ghusl, and then perform the tawaf of ifadah. Yes.
What is the story behind the phrase, “Ahabastana hi,” O Shaykh?
Answer:
This concerns a group of pilgrims. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to visit his wives and wanted to be with Safiyyah, they said, “O Messenger of Allah, she is menstruating; she has started her period.” He said, “Ahabastana hi,” meaning, is she staying behind from the journey? After the Hajj? They said, “No, O Messenger of Allah, she has already performed the tawaf, meaning the tawaf of ifadah, before the menstruation affected her.” This indicates that if a woman is affected by menstruation before the tawaf of ifadah, she must remain until the blood stops, then take a ghusl, and then perform the tawaf of ifadah. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7455 — youtube.com (14:47)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.