Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that an (Ansari) woman asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) how she should perform the ritual bath after menstruation. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Take a cloth scented with musk and purify yourself with it. She asked: How should I purify myself with it? He replied: Purify yourself with it. She asked again: How? He said: Glory be to Allah! Purify yourself. Then I pulled her towards myself and said: Wipe the places stained with blood with it.