Treatment for Women Experiencing Menses

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad or others from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Yaqtin from his brother, al- Husayn who has said the following: “I performed al-Hajj and my father and sister were with me. When we arrived in Makkah she began to experience Hayd (menses). She strongly regretted for fear of losing her al-Hajj. My father told me to see abu al-Hassan (a.s.), and say to him, ‘My father sends you his greeting of peace, and says that my young daughter with whom I have come for al-Hajj is experiencing Hayd (menses) and she is strongly mournful about it for fear of losing her al-Hajj. What is your instruction?’ I went to see abu al-Hassan (a.s.), and he (the Imam) was in Masjid al-Haram. I stood in front of him (the Imam). When he saw me he made a gesture. I went to him and said that my father sends him (the Imam) his greeting of peace. Then I conveyed my father’s message. He (the Imam) said, ‘Say my Salam (the phrase of offering greeting of peace) and tell him to ask her to take a piece of cotton with water from milk and place it inside. Her bleeding will stop and she can perform all of her acts for al- Hajj.’ I returned to my father and conveyed the instruction. He instructed her accordingly and her bleeding stopped. She attended all places for performing acts of al-Hajj. When she left Makkah after al-Hajj and sat in the carriage on camel-back, bleeding commenced.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from his father from Muhammad ibn Sinan from “Amr ibn Muslim from al-Thumaliy who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘Of men very few find salvation and from women that number is even less and less.’ It was asked, ‘Why is it so O Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause?’ He (the Messenger of Allah) replied, because they are unbelievers in anger (in it they may act like unbelievers) and believers in consent.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Muhammad ibn Ali from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from Sa‘d ibn abu “Amr al-Jallab who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once said to the wife of Sa‘d, ‘How fortunate it is for you O Khansa’, if Allah will not give you anything else besides your daughter, mother of al-Husayn; still Allah has given you a great deal of good. The case of a virtuous woman among women is like an al- A‘sam crow among the crows. It is the one which has one white leg.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Hafs ibn al-Bakhtariy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The existence of a believing woman (in rarity) is like shammah (a bright mark) on the body of a black bull.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

4. Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-‘Asemiy has narrated from Ali ibn al-Hassan ibn Faddal from Ali ibn Asbat from his uncle, Ya’qub ibn Salim from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘The existence of a virtuous woman is like an al-A‘sam crow which is so rare to find.’ It was asked, ‘What is an al- A‘sam crow?’ He (the Messenger of Allah) replied, ‘It is that which is very rare to find.’ He (the Messenger of Allah) said, ‘It is the one which has one white leg.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ’Isa from ibn Mahbub from ibn Sinan from certain persons of his people who have said the following: “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘No other thing serves Satan as the greatest army as women and anger do.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

6. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Barqiy from abu Ali al-Wasitiy in a marfu’ manner who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘When woman becomes old both parts of her goodness vanish and both parts of wickedness remain. Her beauty goes and she becomes barren and her tongue becomes very sharp.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.