haddatsana nashru ibnu aliyyin aljahdhamiyyu, haddatsana syujau ibnu alwalidi abu badrin, an aliyyi ibni abdi alala, an abi sahlin, an mussaha alazdiyyahi, an ummi salamaha, qalat kanati annufasau tajlisu ala ahdi rasuli allahi arbaina yawman fakunna nathli wujuhana bialwarsi mina alkalafi. qala abu isa hadza haditsun gharibun la narifuhu ila min haditsi abi sahlin an mussaha alazdiyyahi an ummi salamaha. wasmu abi sahlin katsiru ibnu ziyadin. qala muhammadu ibnu ismaila aliyyu ibnu abdi alala tsiqahun waabu sahlin tsiqahun. walam yarif muhammadun hadza alhaditsa ila min haditsi abi sahlin. waqad ajmaa ahlu alilmi min ashhabi annabiyyi waattabiina waman badahum ala anna annufasaa tadau asshalaha arbaina yawman ila an tara atthuhra qabla dzalika fainnaha taghtasilu watushalli. faidza raati addama bada alarbaina fainna aktsara ahli alilmi qalu la tadau asshalaha bada alarbaina wahuwa qawlu aktsari alfuqahai. wabihi yaqulu sufyanu attsawriyyu wabnu almubaraki waassyafiiyyu waahmadu waishaqu. wayurwa ani alhasani albashriyyi annahu qala innaha tadau asshalaha khamsina yawman idza lam tara atthuhra. wayurwa an athai ibni abi rabahin waassyabiyyi sittina yawman.
Umm Salamah berkata: "Waktu menunggu nifas pada zaman Rasulullah adalah empat puluh hari. Kami biasa menutupi wajah kami dengan Wars yang berwarna coklat kemerahan."