548 - Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us, who said: 'Abd al-Rahman narrated to us, who said: Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, from Qatadah and Qays ibn Sa'd, from 'Ata' - regarding the virgin woman whose menses is prolonged - he said: "She should sit for as long as a woman from among her kinswomen sits."

549 - Ishaq ibn Ibrahim narrated to us, who said: al-Walid ibn Muslim informed us, from Abu Ghunaym al-Kila'i, from 'Anbasah ibn Sa'id, from Makhul, who said: "The time for the menstruating woman is seven days."

550 - 'Amr ibn 'Uthman and Muhammad ibn al-Wazir narrated to us, saying: al-Walid ibn Muslim narrated to us, who said: Abu Ghunaym informed me, from Nasih al-Shami, that he heard Makhul saying: "The time for the menstruating woman is seven days."

551 - Abu Hafs narrated to us, who said: Muhammad ibn Yusuf narrated to us, who said: Isra'il narrated to us, from Jabir, from Talhah ibn Musarrif, from al-Dahhak ibn Muzahim, who said: "She should sit for seven days, then perform ghusl (ritual bath) and pray."

Chapter: If Her Menses Varies

• I asked Ahmad ibn Hanbal - another time -, I said: A woman whose blood continues to flow the first time she menstruates, how long should she sit the first time she menstruates? He said: "If women like her menstruate, then if she wishes, she may sit for six or seven days until her menses and its timing become clear to her. If she desires caution, she may sit for one day the first time until her timing becomes clear thereafter."

I said to Ahmad: But she sat for one day, then she menstruated for ten or thereabouts, and then it ceased for her?