1/71. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 508 — Washing Before Returning to Sleep
Ablution of sleeping
Hadith About Washing Face and Hands Before Sleep
Sunan Ibn Majah : 508
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 508
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ، يَقُولُ لِزَائِدَةَ بْنِ قُدَامَةَ يَا أَبَا الصَّلْتِ هَلْ سَمِعْتَ فِي، هَذَا شَيْئًا فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَدَخَلَ الْخَلاَءَ فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ وَكَفَّيْهِ ثُمَّ نَامَ . حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلاَّدٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، أَنْبَأَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ كُهَيْلٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا بُكَيْرٌ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ، قَالَ فَلَقِيتُ كُرَيْبًا فَحَدَّثَنِي عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet got up during the night and went to the toilet and relieved himself, then he washed his face and hands, and went back to sleep. (Sahih) Another chain with similar wording.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 508In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 242English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 508
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 508
This Hadith about washing face and hands before sleep describes a night action of the Prophet. Ibn Abbas narrated that the Prophet got up during the night, went to the toilet, relieved himself, then washed his face and hands and went back to sleep. The narration does not describe a full wudu here, and it does not add a long ruling in the wording. It simply tells us what the Prophet did in that moment. For readers searching about ablution of sleeping or cleanliness after using the toilet at night, the key point is that he washed his face and hands before returning to sleep.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet washed his face and hands after relieving himself at night.
- The narration describes returning to sleep after this washing.
- The text does not describe a full ablution in this report.
- Cleanliness can be observed even during the night.
