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Sunan Ibn Majah 584 — Wudu Before Sleeping in Janabah
Those who say that the sexually impure should not sleep until he performs ablution like his ablution for prayer
Wudu Before Sleep in Janabah Hadith
Sunan Ibn Majah : 584
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 584
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ، أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنَامَ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاَةِ .
A'isha Narrated from:
When the Messenger of Allah wanted to sleep and he was sexually impure, he would perform ablution as for prayer.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 584In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 318English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 584
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 584
This hadith about wudu before sleep in janabah reports a clear practice from Aishah. She said that when the Messenger of Allah wanted to sleep while he was sexually impure, he would perform ablution like the ablution for prayer. The focus is not on full ghusl here, but on wudu before sleeping. This gives a simple and practical teaching: when in janabah and intending to sleep, wudu is mentioned as the action done by the Prophet in this report. The wording also shows that the ablution was not a casual wash, but wudu as for prayer. The explanation should stay within that clear wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet performed wudu before sleeping while in janabah.
- The wudu mentioned was like the wudu for prayer.
- The hadith separates wudu before sleep from full ghusl.
- A clear practice is reported without adding extra conditions.
