Jami' at-Tirmidhi The Book on Purification

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 118

Chapter: [What Has Been Related] About The Person Who Is Junub Sleeping Before performing Ghusl

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 118

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

يَنَامُ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ وَلاَ يَمَسُّ مَاءً ‏

Aishah narrated:

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

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 118, 119) and Ahmad (No. 23982, 24208).

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. 118
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 118
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 118

Other versions

Weak Jami' at-Tirmidhi 119

There is a similar report (as no. 1I8) narrated via Abu Ishaq.

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، نَحْوَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَهَذَا قَوْلُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ وَغَيْرِهِ ‏.‏ وَقَدْ رَوَى غَيْرُ، وَاحِدٍ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 23982

حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَنَامُ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ وَلَا يَمَسُّ مَاءً

Narrated by Ā’ishah Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 24208

حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَنَامُ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ وَلَا يَمَسُّ مَاءً

Narrated by Ā’ishah Arabic only

Also reported by… (7)

السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (900)يَنَامُ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ وَلا يَمَسُّ مَاءً
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (8715)يَنَامُ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ ، وَلا يَمَسُّ مَاءً
تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (54866)يَنَامُ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ ، وَلا يَمَسُّ مَاءً
شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (455)يَنَامُ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ وَلا يَمَسُّ الْمَاءَ
مسند أبي داود الطيالسي (1488)يَنَامُ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ ، وَلا يَمَسُّ مَاءً
معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (379)ينام وهو جنب ولا يمس الماء
معرفة علوم الحديث للحاكم (267)يَنَامُ ، وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ ، وَلا يَمَسُّ مَاءً

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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…

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 1 other version

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 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 + 1 other version

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 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

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 118

Scholars’ grades

Other versions

There is a similar report (as no. 1I8) narrated via Abu Ishaq.

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.'"

"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.'"

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…

"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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