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Sunan Abu DawudPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 226

Chapter: The Sexually Impure Person Delaying Ghusl

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 226

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ، ح حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا بُرْدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ نُسَىٍّ، عَنْ غُضَيْفِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أَرَأَيْتِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ فِي أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ فِي آخِرِهِ قَالَتْ

رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ فِي أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ وَرُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ فِي آخِرِهِ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الأَمْرِ سَعَةً ‏.‏ قُلْتُ أَرَأَيْتِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يُوتِرُ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ أَمْ فِي آخِرِهِ قَالَتْ رُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ فِي أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ وَرُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ فِي آخِرِهِ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الأَمْرِ سَعَةً ‏.‏ قُلْتُ أَرَأَيْتِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَجْهَرُ بِالْقُرْآنِ أَمْ يَخْفِتُ بِهِ قَالَتْ رُبَّمَا جَهَرَ بِهِ وَرُبَّمَا خَفَتَ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الأَمْرِ سَعَةً ‏.‏

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:

Ghudayf ibn al-Harith reported: I asked Aisha: Have you seen the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) washing (because of defilement) at the beginning of the night or at the end?

She replied: Sometimes he would take a bath at the beginning of the night and sometimes at the end.

Thereupon I exclaimed: Allah is most Great. All Praise be to Allah Who made this matter accommodative.

I again asked her: What do you think, did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say the witr prayer (additional prayer after obligatory prayer at night) in the beginning of the night or at the end?

She replied: Sometimes he would say the witr prayer at the beginning of the night and sometimes at the end.

I exclaimed: Allah is most Great. All praise be to Allah Who made the matter accommodative.

Again I asked her: What do you think, did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recite the Qur'an (in the prayer) loudly or softly?

She replied: Sometimes he would recite loudly and sometimes softly.

I exclaimed: Allah is most Great. All praise be to Allah Who made the matter flexible.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 226), Ibn Majah (No. 1354) and Ahmad (No. 23071).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( حَدَّثَنَا بُرْد ) : بِضَمِّ الْمُوَحَّدَة وَسُكُون الرَّاء ( عَنْ غُضَيْف بْن الْحَارِث ) : بِالتَّصْغِيرِ ( يَغْتَسِل مِنْ الْجَنَابَة فِي أَوَّل اللَّيْل أَوْ فِي آخِره ) : أَيْ إِنْ كَانَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جُنُبًا فِي أَوَّل اللَّيْل فَيَغْتَسِل عَلَى الْفَوْر أَمْ كَانَ يُؤَخِّر إِلَى آخِر اللَّيْل ( وَرُبَّمَا اِغْتَسَلَ فِي آخِره ) : فِيهِ دَلِيل وَاضِح عَلَى أَنَّ الْجُنُب لَا يَجِب عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَغْتَسِل لَيْلًا عَلَى الْفَوْر , بَلْ لَهُ أَنْ يَنَام وَيَغْتَسِل فِي آخِر اللَّيْل ( قُلْت اللَّه أَكْبَر ) : هَذِهِ الْجُمْلَة تَقُولهَا الْعَرَب عِنْد التَّعَجُّب ( فِي الْأَمْر ) : فِي أَمْر الشَّرْع أَوْ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْر ( سَعَة ) : بِفَتْحِ السِّين. وَال…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 226
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 226
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 226
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 226

Other versions

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 1354

“I came to ‘Aishah and asked: ‘Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recite Qur’an loudly or softly?’ She said: ‘Sometimes he would recite loud and sometimes softly.’ I said, ‘Allahu Akbar! Praise is to Allah Who has made this matter one of broad scope.’”

رُبَّمَا جَهَرَ وَرُبَّمَا خَافَتَ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي هَذَا الأَمْرِ سَعَةً ‏.‏

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 1263

I asked ‘A’isha whether she had seen God’s Messenger bathing because of sexual defilement in the early or the latter part of the night, and she replied, ‘‘He often bathed in the early part of the night and often in the latter part.” Thereupon I said, "God is most great. Praise be to God who has…

عَن غُضَيْف بن الْحَارِث قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ: أَرَأَيْتِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ فِي أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ أَمْ فِي آخِرِهِ؟ قَالَتْ: رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ فِي…

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (890)كَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ فِي أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ ، أَمْ فِي آخِرِهِ ؟ قَالَتْ : رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ فِي أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ وَرُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ فِي آخِرِهِ
  • مسند الشاميين للطبراني (387)يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ , وَيَغْتَسِلُ مِنْ آخِرِهِ , قُلْتُ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الأَمْرِ سَعَةً

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