Is there a hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her, "Hand me the cloak," and she said, "I am menstruating," and he said, "Your menstruation is not in your hands"?
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The questioner : The hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her, "Hand me the cloak," and she said, "I am menstruating," and he said, "Your menstruation is not in your hands." Does this also indicate that a woman enters the mosque with her whole body or with her leg?
The Shaykh: Before this question, is the evidence based on her statement or his statement?
The questioner : His statement.
The Shaykh : Fine, the Messenger's statement is the opposite of that.
The questioner : "Your menstruation is not in your hands" means she extends her hand, not her body.The Shaykh : She extends her hand only. How does that mean she extends her hand?
The questioner : He said.
The Shaykh : Do not repeat the hadith. The hadith is well known, but explain to me your understanding. She extends her hand only. How?
The questioner : Does that mean she gives him this cloak with her hand, without the rest of her body?
The Shaykh : How does that mean?
The questioner : She hands it to him, just handing it over!
The Shaykh : Do you understand? Do you understand how?
The questioner : I mean, like this, O Shaykh, she gives it to him.
The Shaykh : O Shaykh, this is understood. Where is it?
The questioner : It is inside the house.
The Shaykh : Inside the house, does she walk or does she not walk to the mosque?
The questioner : To the mosque, but the mosque is adjacent to the same room, so she extends her hand to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : You are imagining something. Is this imagination a reality? This imagination of yours is what we read!
The questioner : But O Shaykh, how can she hand him the cloak while she is inside the house?
The Shaykh : What is this nonsense? First, if one is not convinced by this contrivance, we will say his statement (peace be upon him) "Her menstruation is in her leg"?
The questioner : No, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: So what is the difference between extending her hand to the mosque or her leg?
The questioner : No difference.
The Shaykh : What is the difference between extending her hand and her leg to the mosque? No difference.
The questioner : No difference.
The Shaykh : What is the difference then between entering the mosque with her body, because her menstruation is not in her entire body, because this leg and this hand do not have that impure blood? So he (peace be upon him) means by this hadith that the impurity present in the menstruating woman is not a physical impurity, but rather a conceptual impurity, like the one in a person who has broken his wudu, for example. So legally, she does not pray, but if she enters the mosque, there is nothing wrong with that. So his statement (peace be upon him) to Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that "Your menstruation is not in your hand" does not mean this contrivance that some scholars say in order to reconcile the hadith with what is in their minds. What is it, Abu Mu'adh?
The questioner : What prevents you from completing the fiqh of the Sunnah completely? That would be a great favor!
The Shaykh : Time.
The questioner : It is a manuscript. Do you have a manuscript?
The Shaykh : I did not speak.
The questioner : I mean, if you had completed it, it would have been a complete book, if Allah wills!
The Shaykh : True, but not everything a person hopes for is attained!
The questioner : The manuscript you have, in your weak and authentic handwriting, we heard it was thirteen or twelve volumes, but only four or five were published. So did you complete it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The printing is not in our hands. We have the authorship in our hands!
The questioner : And the forty thousand hadiths, or fifty thousand, following the lost page. I heard a tape of yours...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : You mentioned the story of the lost page and extracted forty thousand hadiths during your research at the Dar al-Kutub al-Mi'riyyah that you published!
The Shaykh : I do not think I named this number, but it is with me in my handwriting, attached, but not verified... meaning a collection of manuscripts.
The questioner : So it is considered a reference for you only!
The Shaykh : That is what it is.
The Shaykh: Before this question, is the evidence based on her statement or his statement?
The questioner : His statement.
The Shaykh : Fine, the Messenger's statement is the opposite of that.
The questioner : "Your menstruation is not in your hands" means she extends her hand, not her body.The Shaykh : She extends her hand only. How does that mean she extends her hand?
The questioner : He said
Hand me the cloak
ناولني الخمرةThe Shaykh : Do not repeat the hadith. The hadith is well known, but explain to me your understanding. She extends her hand only. How?
The questioner : Does that mean she gives him this cloak with her hand, without the rest of her body?
The Shaykh : How does that mean?
The questioner : She hands it to him, just handing it over!
The Shaykh : Do you understand? Do you understand how?
The questioner : I mean, like this, O Shaykh, she gives it to him.
The Shaykh : O Shaykh, this is understood. Where is it?
The questioner : It is inside the house.
The Shaykh : Inside the house, does she walk or does she not walk to the mosque?
The questioner : To the mosque, but the mosque is adjacent to the same room, so she extends her hand to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : You are imagining something. Is this imagination a reality? This imagination of yours is what we read!
The questioner : But O Shaykh, how can she hand him the cloak while she is inside the house?
The Shaykh : What is this nonsense? First, if one is not convinced by this contrivance, we will say his statement (peace be upon him)
Your menstruation is not in your hand
إن حيضتك ليست بيدكThe questioner : No, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: So what is the difference between extending her hand to the mosque or her leg?
The questioner : No difference.
The Shaykh : What is the difference between extending her hand and her leg to the mosque? No difference.
The questioner : No difference.
The Shaykh : What is the difference then between entering the mosque with her body, because her menstruation is not in her entire body, because this leg and this hand do not have that impure blood? So he (peace be upon him) means by this hadith that the impurity present in the menstruating woman is not a physical impurity, but rather a conceptual impurity, like the one in a person who has broken his wudu, for example. So legally, she does not pray, but if she enters the mosque, there is nothing wrong with that. So his statement (peace be upon him) to Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that "Your menstruation is not in your hand" does not mean this contrivance that some scholars say in order to reconcile the hadith with what is in their minds. What is it, Abu Mu'adh?
The questioner : What prevents you from completing the fiqh of the Sunnah completely? That would be a great favor!
The Shaykh : Time.
The questioner : It is a manuscript. Do you have a manuscript?
The Shaykh : I did not speak.
The questioner : I mean, if you had completed it, it would have been a complete book, if Allah wills!
The Shaykh : True, but not everything a person hopes for is attained!
The questioner : The manuscript you have, in your weak and authentic handwriting, we heard it was thirteen or twelve volumes, but only four or five were published. So did you complete it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The printing is not in our hands. We have the authorship in our hands!
The questioner : And the forty thousand hadiths, or fifty thousand, following the lost page. I heard a tape of yours...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : You mentioned the story of the lost page and extracted forty thousand hadiths during your research at the Dar al-Kutub al-Mi'riyyah that you published!
The Shaykh : I do not think I named this number, but it is with me in my handwriting, attached, but not verified... meaning a collection of manuscripts.
The questioner : So it is considered a reference for you only!
The Shaykh : That is what it is.