Ahmad likewise recorded the report through the chain of Ibn Abi Layla, from Nafiʿ, from Ibn ʿUmar. Its narrators are those relied upon by the two leading compilers—al-Bukhari and Muslim—except for Ibn Abi Layla, whose recall is weak.

ʿUbayd Allah ibn ʿUmar, however, narrated the same tradition as a mawqūf report from Ibn ʿUmar, saying:
“He would tell his slave-girl to bring him the khumrah from the mosque; she would reply, ‘I am menstruating,’ and he would say, ‘Your menstruation is not in your hand,’ so she would hand it to him.”

Al-Darimi recorded it with this wording as well, reporting: “Muhammad ibn ʿUyaynah told us, from ʿAli ibn Mushir, from him.” This isnād is sound; its transmitters are trustworthy and belong to the ranks accepted by al-Bukhari and Muslim, except for Muhammad ibn ʿUyaynah. Ibn Ḥibbān deemed him reliable, and a number of dependable scholars transmitted from him. Although the report is formally mawqūf, its content is effectively marfūʿ, for it can apply only to the Prophet ﷺ. Allah knows best.

Another corroboration comes from Abū Bakrah: the Prophet ﷺ said to his maidservant, “Hand me the khumrah from the mosque.” She replied, “I am menstruating,” and he said, “Hand it to me.” Al-Haythamī remarks in al-Majmaʿ: “Al-Ṭabarānī narrated it in al-Kabīr, and its transmitters are all deemed reliable.”

There is also the report of Umm Ayman, who said: