Sunan an-Nasa'i The Book of Purification

Sunan an-Nasa'i 223

Chapter: Ghusl At The Beginning And End Of The Night

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 223

أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عَرَبِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ بُرْدٍ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ نُسَىٍّ، عَنْ غُضَيْفِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ رضى الله عنها فَسَأَلْتُهَا قُلْتُ أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ مِنْ آخِرِهِ قَالَتْ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ رُبَّمَا

اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهِ وَرُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Ghudaif bin Al-Harith said:

"I entered upon 'Aishah and asked her: 'Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) perform Ghusl at the beginning of the night or at the end?' She said: 'Both. Sometimes he performed Ghusl at the beginning and sometimes at the end.' I said: 'Praise be to Allah who has made the matter flexible.'"

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 223, 405).

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( كُلّ ذَلِكَ ) مَفْعُول لِمُقَدَّرٍ أَيْ يَفْعَل كُلّ ذَلِكَ أَوْ مُبْتَدَأ خَبَره مُقَدَّر أَيْ كُلّ ذَلِكَ يَفْعَلهُ وَجُمْلَة رُبَّمَا إِلَخْ بَيَان لَهُ وَمَعْنَى كُلّ ذَلِكَ أَيْ كُلًّا مِنْ الِاغْتِسَال أَوَّل اللَّيْل وَالِاغْتِسَال آخِره.…

Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 223
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 223
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 223

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 405

"I entered upon 'Aishah and asked her: 'Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) perform Ghusl at the beginning of the night or at the end?' She said: 'Both. Sometimes he performed Ghusl at the beginning and sometimes at the end.' I said: 'Praise be to Allah who has made the matter flexible.'"

رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهِ وَرُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ ‏‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Also reported by… (3)

السنن الكبرى للنسائي (222)أَكَانَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ ، أَوْ مِنْ آخِرِهِ ؟ قَالَتْ : كُلُّ ذَلِكَ ، رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهِ ، وَرُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ ، قُلْتُ : الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الأَمْرِ سَعَةً
المستدرك على الصحيحين (499)إِذَا أَصَابَهُ الْجَنَابَةُ اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهِ ، أَوْ مِنْ آخِرِهِ ؟ , قَالَتْ : رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهِ ، وَرُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ , قُلْتُ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الأَمْرِ سَعَةً وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدَنَا مُحَمَّدٍ ، وَآلِهِ وَأَصْح
المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (2548)رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهِ ، وَرُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 118

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to sleep in the state of sexual impurity without touching water. [Reported by Al-Arba’a. This Hadith is defective].

وَلِلْأَرْبَعَةِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: { كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَنَامُ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ, مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَمَسَّ مَاءً } وَهُوَ مَعْلُول ٌ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه أبو…

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 404

"I asked 'Aishah: 'How did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sleep while he was Junub? Did he perform Ghusl before sleeping or sleep before performing Ghusl?' She said: 'He did both. Sometimes he would perform Ghusl then sleep, and sometimes he would perform Wudu' then sleep.'"

رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ فَنَامَ وَرُبَّمَا تَوَضَّأَ فَنَامَ ‏‏.‏‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 3 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 226

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…

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…

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 3 other versions

Authentic Muwatta Malik 109

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, "If you have intercourse with your wife and then wish to go to sleep before doing ghusl, do not sleep until you have done wudu as for…

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَقُولُ إِذَا أَصَابَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَرْأَةَ ثُمَّ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنَامَ قَبْلَ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 118

"Allah's Messenger would sleep while he was Junub, and without touching water (performing Ghusl)."

يَنَامُ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ وَلاَ يَمَسُّ مَاءً ‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 3 other versions

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 581

"The Messenger of Allah would become sexually impure and then sleep without water until he got up later on and taken a bath."

ـ يُجْنِبُ ثُمَّ يَنَامُ وَلاَ يَمَسُّ مَاءً حَتَّى يَقُومَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَيَغْتَسِلَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 1 other version

Sunan an-Nasa'i 223

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"I entered upon 'Aishah and asked her: 'Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) perform Ghusl at the beginning of the night or at the end?' She said: 'Both. Sometimes he performed Ghusl at the beginning and sometimes at the end.' I said: 'Praise be to Allah who has made the matter flexible.'"

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Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to sleep in the state of sexual impurity without touching water. [Reported by Al-Arba’a. This Hadith is defective].

"I asked 'Aishah: 'How did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sleep while he was Junub? Did he perform Ghusl before sleeping or sleep before performing Ghusl?' She said: 'He did both. Sometimes he would perform Ghusl then sleep, and sometimes he would perform Wudu' then sleep.'"

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, "If you have intercourse with your wife and then wish to go to sleep before doing ghusl, do not sleep until you have done wudu as for…

"Allah's Messenger would sleep while he was Junub, and without touching water (performing Ghusl)."

"The Messenger of Allah would become sexually impure and then sleep without water until he got up later on and taken a bath."

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"I entered upon 'Aishah and asked her: 'Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) perform Ghusl at the beginning of the night or at the end?' She said: 'Both. Sometimes he performed Ghusl at the beginning and sometimes at the end.' I said: 'Praise be to Allah who has made the matter flexible.'"

On the same subject

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to sleep in the state of sexual impurity without touching water. [Reported by Al-Arba’a. This Hadith is defective].

"I asked 'Aishah: 'How did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sleep while he was Junub? Did he perform Ghusl before sleeping or sleep before performing Ghusl?' She said: 'He did both. Sometimes he would perform Ghusl then sleep, and sometimes he would perform Wudu' then sleep.'"

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, "If you have intercourse with your wife and then wish to go to sleep before doing ghusl, do not sleep until you have done wudu as for…

"Allah's Messenger would sleep while he was Junub, and without touching water (performing Ghusl)."

"The Messenger of Allah would become sexually impure and then sleep without water until he got up later on and taken a bath."

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