3/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 306c — Janabah Night Routine
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 at Night: Wash, Make Wudu, Then Sleep
Sahih Muslim : 306c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 306c
وَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ ذَكَرَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ تُصِيبُهُ جَنَابَةٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " تَوَضَّأْ وَاغْسِلْ ذَكَرَكَ ثُمَّ نَمْ " .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
Umar b. al-Khattab said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), that he became Junbi during the night. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: Perform ablution, wash your sexual organ and then go to sleep.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 306cIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 26USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 602
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 306c
This hadith about janabah at night gives a practical order in three steps. Ibn Umar reports that Umar told the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) that he became junub during the night. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said to him: perform ablution, wash your sexual organ, and then go to sleep. The report is clear and action-based. It does not discuss every case of janabah; it gives the answer to Umar in the night setting mentioned. For searchers looking for hadith about sleeping after janabah, wash private part and wudu before sleep, this narration is a direct match. Its teaching is simple: clean the part mentioned, make wudu, and then sleep.
What we learn from this hadith
- Umar mentioned becoming junub during the night.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) told him to perform ablution.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) also told him to wash the sexual organ.
- The report then permits sleep after those steps.
