The Hadith spoke about the special case of menstruation status of Himnah (may Allah be pleased with him) talking about the extra ordinary amount of blood and the time length of it. The prophet (peace be upon him) called that (Rakdah) of Satan. Looking at the Arabic linguistic meaning it relates to hitting firmly on the ground with feet.

 

Now Imam Khattabi considered this Hadith as a metaphor that the way Satan affected her mental status that she was confused in calculating its time and the amount and color versus the phases of the menstrual period that goes into. He said: “Satan confused the matter of faith, purity and Salat that made her forget her period and it is as is the effect of Satan in such matter was as strong one would hit the ground with feet.”

 

Some other scholars spoke about the physical ability of Satan to affect the human body and that is one of them.