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Sunan Ibn Majah 477 — The Book of Purification and its Sunnah
Ablution after a sleep
Sunan Ibn Majah : 477
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 477
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُصَفَّى الْحِمْصِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، عَنِ الْوَضِينِ بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ مَحْفُوظِ بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَائِذٍ الأَزْدِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " الْعَيْنُ وِكَاءُ السَّهِ فَمَنْ نَامَ فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ " .
'Ali bin Abi Talib Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: "The eye is the leather strap (that ties up) the anus, so whoever falls asleep, let him perform ablution."
[1] What is meant is that when a person is asleep, it is as if the (muscle) straps tying his anus are loosened, because he may easily break wind in his sleep, thus invalidating his ablution without realizing it, so he should perform ablution when he wakes up.Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 477In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 211English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 477
