It is reported from 'A'isha that she observed: When the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was in I'tikaf, he inclined his head towards me and I combed his hair, and he did not enter the house but for the natural calls (for relieving himself).

'Amra daughter of 'Abdul Rahman reported: 'A'isha, wife of the Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) observed: When I was (in I'tikaf), I entered the house for the call of nature, and while passing I inquired after the health of the sick (in the family), and when the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was (in I'tikaf), he put out his head towards me, while he himself was in the mosque, and I combed his hair; and he did not enter the house except for the call of nature so long as he was in I'tikaf; and Ibn Rumh stated: As long as they (the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and his wives) were among the observers of I'tikaf.

'A'isha, the wife of the Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) (may peace he upon him), reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) put out from the mosque his head for me as he was in I'tikaf, and I washed it in the state that I was menstruating.

'Urwa reported it from 'A'isha that she observed: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) inclined his head towards me (from the mosque) while I was in my apartment and I combed it in a state of menstruation.

Al-Aswad narrated it from 'A'isha that she observed: I used to wash the head of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), while I was in a state of menstruation.

'A'isha reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said to me: Get me the mat from the mosque. I said: I am menstruating. Upon this he remarked: Your menstruation is not in your hand.

'A'isha reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) ordered me that I should get him the mat from the mosque. I said: I am menstruating. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Do get me that, for menstruation is not in your hand.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: While the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was in the mosque, he said: O 'A'isha, get me that garment. She said: I am menstruating. Upon this he remarked: Your menstruation is not in your hand, and she, therefore, got him that.

'A'isha reported: I would drink when I was menstruating, then I would hand it (the vessel) to the Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and he would put his mouth where mine had been, and drink, and I would eat flesh from a bone when I was menstruating, then hand it over to the Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and he would put his mouth where mine had been. Zuhair made no mention of (the Holy Prophet's) drinking.

'A'isha reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) would recline in my lap when I was menstruating, and recite the Qur'an.