Sahih al-Bukhari 288

Chapter: A Junub person should perform ablution before sleeping

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 288

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنَامَ وَهْوَ جُنُبٌ، غَسَلَ فَرْجَهُ، وَتَوَضَّأَ لِلصَّلاَةِ‏.‏

Narrated `Aisha:

Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) intended to sleep while he was Junub, he used to wash his private parts and perform ablution like that for the prayer.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 288), Muslim (No. 305a), Abu Dawud (No. 222, 223, 224), An-Nasa’i (No. 255, 256, 257, 258), Ibn Majah (No. 584, 591, 593) and Ahmad (No. 22954, 23467, 23572, 23575, 23727, 23728, 23952, 24419).

Explanation in Arabic

قالت عائشة رضي الله عنها: كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا أراد أن ينام وهو جنب، غسل فرجه، وتوضأ للصلاة، وليس معناه أنه توضأ لأداء الصلاة، إذ لا تجوز الصلاة قبل الغسل، ولكن توضأ وضوءً كما يتوضأ للصلاة؛ لتخفيف الجنابة، هذا ما كان يفعل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا أراد أن ينام وهو جنب.

بيان ما كان يفعل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا أراد أن ينام وهو جنب.
جواز النوم وهو جنب بعد غسل الفرج والوضوء.

Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( عَنْ مُحَمَّد بْن عَبْد الرَّحْمَن ) هُوَ أَبُو الْأَسْوَدِ الَّذِي يُقَالُ لَهُ يَتِيم عُرْوَة. وَنِصْفُ هَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ الْمُبْتَدَأ بِهِ بَصْرِيُّونَ وَنِصْفُهُ الْأَعْلَى مَدَنِيُّونَ. ) قَوْله ( وَتَوَضَّأَ لِلصَّلَاةِ ) أَيْ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءًا كَمَا لِلصَّلَاةِ وَلَيْسَ الْمَعْنَى أَنَّهُ تَوَضَّأَ لِأَدَاءِ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِنَّمَا الْمُرَادُ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءًا شَرْعِيًّا لَا لُغَوِيًّا.…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Bukharid. 256 AH	Authenticصحيح	The hadith	صحيح البخاري No. 288

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 305a

Whenever the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) intended to sleep after having sexual intercourse, he performed ablution as for the prayer before going to sleep.

أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنَامَ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاَةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنَامَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 222

when the prophet (ﷺ) intended to sleep while he was sexually defiled, he would perform ablution as he did for prayer.

إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنَامَ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاَةِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 223

If he intends to eat while he is defiled, he should wash both his hands. Abu Dawud said: Ibn Wahb narrated this tradition on the authority of Yunus. He described the fact of eating as the statement of ‘A’ishah (not the saying of the prophet). It has also been narrated it from ‘Urwah or Abu Salamah…

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ الْبَزَّازُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ زَادَ ‏"‏ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ غَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 224

When the Prophet (May peace be upon him) wanted to eat or sleep, he would perform ablution. She meant that (the prophet did so) when he was sexually defiled.

إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ أَوْ يَنَامَ تَوَضَّأَ ‏.‏ تَعْنِي وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 255

"If the Prophet (ﷺ)" - (one of the narrators) 'Amr said: "If the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)" - "wanted to eat or sleep while he was Junub, he would perform Wudu'." In his narration, 'Amr (one of the narrators) added: "Wudu' was for prayer."

- إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ أَوْ يَنَامَ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ تَوَضَّأَ -

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 256

It was narrated from 'Aishah that if the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wanted to sleep while he was Junub, he would perform Wudu', and if he wanted to eat he would wash his hands.

إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنَامَ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ تَوَضَّأَ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ غَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 257

"If the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wanted to sleep while he was Junub, he would perform Wudu', and if he wanted to eat or drink," she said: "he would wash his hands and then eat or drink."

إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنَامَ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ تَوَضَّأَ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ أَوْ يَشْرَبَ - قَالَتْ - غَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَأْكُلُ أَوْ يَشْرَبُ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 258

"If the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wanted to sleep while he was Junub, he would perform Wudu' as for prayer before sleeping."

إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنَامَ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاَةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنَامَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 584

"When the Messenger of Allah wanted to sleep and he was sexually impure, he would perform ablution as for prayer."

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنَامَ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاَةِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 591

"If the Messenger of Allah wanted to eat when he was sexually impure, he would perform ablution."

ـ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ تَوَضَّأَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 593

If the Prophet wanted to eat when he was sexually impure, he would wash his hands.

إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ غَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 22954