Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: An Ansari woman asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) about a menstruating woman: if she wants to perform the ritual bath after menstruation (how should she do it?). He said: Perform a thorough bath with water and lotus leaves, then pour water over your head so that it reaches the roots of the hair, then take a perfumed cloth. She asked: What should I do with this cloth? The Prophet (peace be upon him) remained silent. The woman repeated the same question, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) again remained silent. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Take the perfumed cloth and clean the places where there is blood. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was listening, but he did not object.