3/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 305a — Janabah and Sleep
It is permissible for one who is junub to sleep, but it is recommended for him to perform wudu’, and wash his private parts if he wants to eat, drink, sleep, or have intercourse
Hadith About Sleeping While Junub: Wudu Before Sleep
Sahih Muslim : 305a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 305a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنَامَ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاَةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنَامَ .
A'isha Narrated from:
Whenever the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) intended to sleep after having sexual intercourse, he performed ablution as for the prayer before going to sleep.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 305aIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 21USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 597
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 305a
This hadith about janabah and sleep explains what the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) did when he intended to sleep after sexual intercourse. A'isha reports that whenever the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) wanted to sleep while he was junub, he performed ablution as for the prayer before going to sleep. The text is specific: it speaks about sleep, janabah, and wudu like the wudu for salah. It does not say that the bath was performed at that moment in this wording. For searchers asking can you sleep while junub or wudu before sleeping after janabah hadith, this narration is a direct match. The main teaching is that he performed ablution before sleeping in that state.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) performed ablution before sleeping while junub.
- The ablution is described as the ablution for prayer.
- The report is about intending to sleep after sexual intercourse.
- The wording does not mention eating in this narration.
