Washing Clothes of Women during Hayd

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ الْحَائِضِ أَ تَغْسِلُ ثِيَابَهَا الَّتِي لَبِسَتْهَا فِي طَمْثِهَا قَالَ تَغْسِلُ مَا أَصَابَ ثِيَابَهَا مِنَ الدَّمِ وَ تَدَعُ مَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ قُلْتُ لَهُ وَ قَدْ عَرِقَتْ فِيهَا قَالَ إِنَّ الْعَرَقَ لَيْسَ مِنَ الْحَيْضِ.

“I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman experiencing Hayd (menses) if she must wash her clothes which she has used during her Hayd (menses). He (the Imam) said, ‘She must wash only what has come in contact with blood, and leave the rest alone I then said, ‘What happens if she perspires?’ He (the

الْحَائِضُ تُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبِهَا مَا لَمْ يُصِبْهُ دَمٌ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Women experiencing Hayd (menses) can perform Salah (prayer) in their clothes if they have not come in contact with blood.’”

سَأَلَتْهُ أُمُّ وَلَدٍ لِأَبِيهِ فَقَالَتْ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ شَيْ‌ءٍ وَ أَنَا أَسْتَحْيِي مِنْهُ فَقَالَ سَلِي وَ لَا تَسْتَحْيِي قَالَتْ‌ أَصَابَ ثَوْبِي دَمُ الْحَيْضِ فَغَسَلْتُهُ فَلَمْ يَذْهَبْ أَثَرُهُ فَقَالَ اصْبَغِيهِ بِمِشْقٍ حَتَّى يَخْتَلِطَ وَ يَذْهَبَ‌[1].

“Once a mother of the child of his father asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, I like to ask you a question but I feel shy. He (the Imam) said, ‘Ask and do not feel shy.’ She said, ‘My clothes have come in contact with blood of Hayd (menses) and I wash them, b

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْحَائِضِ تُنَاوِلُ الرَّجُلَ الْمَاءَ فَقَالَ قَدْ كَانَ بَعْضُ نِسَاءِ النَّبِيِّ ص تَسْكُبُ عَلَيْهِ الْمَاءَ وَ هِيَ حَائِضٌ وَ تُنَاوِلُهُ الْخُمْرَةَ[2].

1. Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), about the woman who during her Hayd (menses) brings water for the man. He (the Imam) said, ‘Wives of the Holy prophet, would pour water on him dur