7/27. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1702 — Janabah Before Fasting
What was narrated concerning a man who wakes up in a state of sexual impurity and wants to fast
Janabah Before Fasting Hadith and Its Wording
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1702
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1702
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ جَعْدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الْقَارِيِّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ لاَ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ مَا أَنَا قُلْتُ: " مَنْ أَصْبَحَ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ فَلْيُفْطِرْ " . مُحَمَّدٌ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَهُ .
‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr Al-Qari Narrated from:
I heard Abu hurairah say: ‘No, by the Lord of the Ka’bah! I did not say: “Whoever wakes up in a state of sexual impurity (and wants to fast) then he must not fast.” Muhammad (ﷺ) said it.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1702In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 65English translation : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1702
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1702
This janabah before fasting hadith records Abu Hurairah saying that the statement about a person who wakes up in a state of sexual impurity and wants to fast was not from his own words. He swore by the Lord of the Ka‘bah and said that Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم said it. The focus of the narration is careful attribution. Abu Hurairah wanted the listener to know that he was not speaking from personal opinion in this report. The key search idea is fasting while in janabah. The text itself does not expand into a long ruling here; it mainly preserves who said the statement and how strongly Abu Hurairah connected it to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- A narrator may clearly separate his own words from the Prophet’s words.
- Religious statements should be attributed with care.
- The Hadith centers on waking in sexual impurity while wanting to fast.
