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Abu Dawood: Hadith 4931

43. General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

سنن أبي داود

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The Period (Allowed) For Wiping

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4931
Abu Dawood
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُرْوَةَ - عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا وَعِنْدَهَا مُخَنَّثٌ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَخِيهَا إِنْ يَفْتَحِ اللَّهُ الطَّائِفَ غَدًا دَلَلْتُكَ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ تُقْبِلُ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَتُدْبِرُ بِثَمَانٍ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏ أَخْرِجُوهُمْ مِنْ بُيُوتِكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْمَرْأَةُ كَانَ لَهَا أَرْبَعُ عُكَنٍ فِي بَطْنِهَا ‏‏
Umm Salamah said that the Prophet (ﷺ) came upon her when there was with her a hermaohrodite (mukhannath) who said to her brother "Abd Allah (b. Abi Umayyah) :
if Allah conquers al-Ta'if for you tomorrow, I shall lead you to a woman who has four folds of fats in front and eight behind. Thereupon the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Put them out of your houses.

Abu Dawud said : The woman had four folds of fat on her belly.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4929
In-book : Book 43, Hadith 157
English translation : Book 42, Hadith 4911