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Aisha said: "The Prophet (ﷺ) and I used to bathe from a single vessel while both of us were in a state of janabah. He would instruct me to wrap myself with a waist wrapper (izar), and then he would be intimate with me 1 while I was menstruating. He would also extend his head towards me while he was in i'tikaf, and I would wash it while I was menstruating." Agreed upon
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- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 300 (unverified) 96% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: "So I wrapped myself with a waist wrapper, and he would be intimate with me, etc." The meaning is that I tied the izar around my waist. This indicates the permissibility of enjoyment above the izar but not below it. This is the opinion of Abu Hanifa, Malik, and Al-Shafi‘i in his later opinion. Perhaps the saying: "Do everything except intercourse" was a concession, while his (the Prophet's) action was a firm directive to teach the ummah, as it is more cautious. For indeed, whoever grazes near the forbidden pasture is likely to enter it. This is mentioned in Al-Mirqat.
Note 1
(۱) قوله: فأتزر فيباشرني إلخ والمعنى: فأعقد الإزار في وسطي، وهذا يدل على جواز الاستمتاع بما فوق الإزار دون ما تحته، وبه قال أبو حنيفة ومالك والشافعي في قوله الجديد. ولعل قوله : اصنعوا كل شيء إلا النكاح، كان رخصة، وفعله غزيمة؛ تعليما للأمة، فإنه أحوط، فإن من يرتع حول الحمى يوشك أن يقع فيه، كذا في «المرقاة».