Hadith 721

– Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: A woman used to have excessive bleeding during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Umm Salamah consulted the Prophet (ﷺ) on her behalf, and he said: "She should observe the number of nights and days she used to menstruate in a month before this condition affected her. She should then refrain from prayer for that same duration each month. After that, she should perform ghusl (ritual purification), wear a clean cloth, and then offer prayer." [Narrated by Malik, Al-Shafi’i, Ahmad, Abu Dawood, Ibn Majah, Al-Daraqutni, Al-Bayhaqi, and Al-Darimi] Al-Nasa’i reported a similar narration, and Al-Nawawi said that Abu Dawood’s chain of transmission meets the conditions of Bukhari and Muslim.