It was also recorded by al-Dārimī, by Aḥmad, and by al-ʿAbbās ibn Dharīḥ—his version appears in Aḥmad’s Musnad; all of them transmit it through al-Bahī, from her, with identical wording.

In al-Suddī’s narration the Prophet ﷺ was in the mosque when he said that. Yet this al-Suddī—namely the senior narrator Ismāʿīl ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān—although trustworthy, is subject to criticism; in Taqrīb he is described as “truthful but liable to err.” Consequently, when a narrator of his standing is the sole source of an additional detail that none of the others mention, one cannot feel fully assured of its authenticity.

I say this even though that same detail is authentically reported through another Companion, Abū Hurayrah, as will be shown. Still, it is quite possible that his report concerns a different event altogether, and this, in fact, best suits the wording that follows:

Abū Hurayrah said:
“While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in the mosque he said, ‘ʿĀʾishah, hand me the garment.’ She replied, ‘I am menstruating.’ He said, ‘Your menstruation is not in your hand,’ so she passed it to him.”

Muslim, al-Nasāʾī, and Aḥmad recorded it through the chain: Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd → Yazīd ibn Kaysān → Abū Ḥāzim → Abū Hurayrah.

What indicates that the two incidents are distinct is that in this narration he requests a thawb (garment), whereas in the other he asks for a khumrah—a small mat woven from palm leaves or similar materials, as explained earlier—and the statement