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Sunan Ibn Majah 394 — Clean Hands Before Vessel
When a man wakes up from sleep: should he put his hand in the vessel before washing it?
Hadith on Washing Hands Before Putting Them in Water
Sunan Ibn Majah : 394
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 394
حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، وَجَابِرُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " إِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ نَوْمِهِ فَلاَ يُدْخِلْ يَدَهُ فِي الإِنَاءِ حَتَّى يَغْسِلَهَا " .
It was narrated from Salim from his father that: The Messenger of Allah said: "When anyone of you wakes up from sleep, he should not put his hand into the vessel until he has washed it."
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 394In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 128English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 394
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 394
This hadith on washing hands before putting them in water gives the same core teaching in a shorter form. The Messenger of Allah said that when anyone wakes from sleep, he should not put his hand into the vessel until he has washed it. The wording is direct and practical. It is about keeping the water vessel clean before using it for purification. The narration does not mention a long list of steps, so the explanation should stay with the text: wake from sleep, wash the hand, then use the vessel. For readers searching for hand washing before wudu hadith, this report shows the careful manner taught by the Prophet when dealing with water after sleep.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not place the hand into the vessel right after waking until it is washed.
- The teaching is tied to sleep and the use of water containers.
- Cleanliness begins before the main act of ablution.
