3/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 305b — Janabah Before Eating or Sleeping
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 Janabah: Wudu Before Eating or Sleeping
Sahih Muslim : 305b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 305b
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، وَوَكِيعٌ، وَغُنْدَرٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا كَانَ جُنُبًا فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ أَوْ يَنَامَ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاَةِ .
A'isha Narrated from:
Whenever the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had sexual intercourse and intended to eat or sleep, he performed the ablution of prayer.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 305bIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 22USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 598
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 305b
This hadith about janabah before eating or sleeping gives a clear practice from A'isha. She reports that when the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) was junub and intended to eat or sleep, he performed the ablution of prayer. The wording adds eating along with sleeping, which makes the report useful for people searching for wudu after intercourse before eating, or can a junub person eat after wudu. The narration does not add extra conditions beyond the act mentioned: he performed ablution like the prayer ablution. Its teaching is practical and easy to remember. Before eating or sleeping in that state, the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) is reported here as making wudu.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) performed the ablution of prayer while junub before eating or sleeping.
- This report mentions both eating and sleeping.
- The action described is wudu, not a detailed ghusl description.
- The teaching is practical and easy to follow within the wording.
