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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Book of Purification and its Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah 592

Chapter: Concerning eating and drinking of one who is sexually impure

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 592

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ هَيَّاجٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ صُبَيْحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُوَيْسٍ، عَنْ شُرَحْبِيلَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ

سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَنِ الْجُنُبِ هَلْ يَنَامُ أَوْ يَأْكُلُ أَوْ يَشْرَبُ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاَةِ ‏"

It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:

"The Prophet was asked about whether a person who is sexually impure can sleep, or eat, or drink. He said: 'yes, if he does ablution as for the prayer.'"

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 592).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( هَلْ يَنَام أَوْ يَأْكُل إِلَخْ ) أَيْ هَلْ يَحْسُن لَهُ أَنْ يَفْعَل هَذِهِ الْأُمُور فَإِنَّ الْوُضُوء مَنْدُوب كَمَا يَدُلّ عَلَيْهِ الِاكْتِفَاء بِغُسْلِ الْيَدَيْنِ أَحْيَانًا وَبِهِ يَنْدَفِع الْمُنَافَاة بَيْن الْأَحَادِيث.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 592
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 592
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 592
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 592

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 69

I was one who Madhi (urethral discharge) flowed readily and asked Miqdad (his slave) to ask the Prophet (ﷺ) about it. He (the Prophet) said:“One should perform Wudu (ablution) in this case”. [Agreed upon and this is Al-Bukhari’s version].

وَعَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { كُنْتُ رَجُلاً مَذَّاءً, فَأَمَرْتُ اَلْمِقْدَادَ بْنَ اَلْأَسْوَدِ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-فَسَأَلَهُ ? فَقَالَ: "فِيهِ…

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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 ‏"‏ ‏.‏…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 306a

O Messenger of Allah, may anyone of us sleep while being ritually impure? He said: Yes, he may sleep if he makes ablution

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah, may anyone of us sleep while being ritually impure?" He said: "Yes, he may sleep if he makes ablution."

أَيَرْقُدُ أَحَدُنَا وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ ‏"

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