“‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) took a sip of water and Rasulullah drank from where her lips touched”
What are the words of this Hadith and the reference?
Answer:
Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) says, “I would drink something while I was in the state of menstruation. I would then hand the [vessel] to Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and he would place his mouth/lips on the same place that I placed my lips and I would eat meat off the bone while I was in the state of menstruation and then hand it to Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). He would place his mouth/lips on the same spot where I placed my mouth.”
(Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 300)
This Hadith is also recorded in the following sources with variation in the wording:
- Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith: 263
- Sunan Nasai; Al Mujtaba, Hadith: 279-280-281-282
- Musnad Ahmad, vol. 6 pg. 62
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar