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Prayer About Menses

alkafi-7677Vol. 4, p. 452

إِذَا أَشْرَفَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ عَلَى مَنَاسِكِهَا وَ هِيَ حَائِضٌ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ وَ لْتَحْتَشِ بِالْكُرْسُفِ وَ لْتَقِفْ هِيَ وَ نِسْوَةٌ خَلْفَهَا فَيُؤَمِّنَّ عَلَى دُعَائِهَا وَ تَقُولُ- اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ أَوْ تَسَمَّيْتَ بِهِ لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ أَوِ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ وَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْأَعْظَمِ الْأَعْظَمِ وَ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ أَنْزَلْتَهُ ع

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ’When a woman experiences menses at a time when she is about to commence the acts of her al-Hajj, she should take a shower and use al-kursuf, stand up with women behind her who should say ‘Amen’ for her prayers. She should say, ‘O Allah, I appeal before You through every name that is

alkafi-7678Vol. 4, p. 452-453

حَاضَتْ صَاحِبَتِي وَ أَنَا بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَ كَانَ مِيعَادُ جَمَّالِنَا وَ إِبَّانُ مُقَامِنَا وَ خُرُوجِنَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَطْهُرَ وَ لَمْ تَقْرَبِ الْمَسْجِدَ وَ لَا الْقَبْرَ وَ لَا الْمِنْبَرَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقَالَ مُرْهَا فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ وَ لْتَأْتِ مَقَامَ جَبْرَئِيلَ ع فَإِنَّ جَبْرَئِيلَ كَانَ يَجِي‌ءُ فَيَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى حَالٍ لَا يَنْبَغِي أَ

“My partner experienced menses in al-Madinah when it was the time for our transporters to come and leave, when she had not been able to go close to the Masjid, the grave or pulpit of the Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. I mentioned it to abu ‘A

alkafi-7679Vol. 4, p. 453

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ امْرَأَةً مُسْلِمَةً صَحِبَتْنِي حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى بُسْتَانِ بَنِي عَامِرٍ فَحَرُمَتْ عَلَيْهَا الصَّلَاةُ فَدَخَلَهَا مِنْ ذَاكَ أَمْرٌ عَظِيمٌ فَخَافَتْ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ مُتْعَتُهَا فَأَمَرَتْنِي أَنْ أَذْكُرَ ذَلِكَ لَكَ وَ أَسْأَلَكَ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ فَقَالَ قُلْ لَهَا فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ نِصْفَ النَّهَارِ وَ تَلْبَسُ ثِيَاباً نِظَافاً وَ تَجْلِسُ فِي مَكَانٍ ن

“I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, a Muslim woman accompanied me until we reached the gardens of banu ‘Amir, where she began to experience menses. She felt a great concern about losing her acts of al-‘Umrah. She asked me to mention it before you for an ans