3/33. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 376c — Dozing and Wudu Before Prayer
Evidence that sleeping while sitting does not invalidate wudu’
Hadith About Dozing and Praying Without Wudu
Sahih Muslim : 376c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 376c
وَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ الْحَارِثِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْحَارِثِ - حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا، يَقُولُ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَنَامُونَ ثُمَّ يُصَلُّونَ وَلاَ يَتَوَضَّئُونَ قَالَ قُلْتُ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ إِي وَاللَّهِ .
Qatada Narrated from:
I heard Anas as saying that the Companion of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) dozed off and then offered prayer and did not perform ablution. He (the narrator) said: I asked him if he had actually heard it from Anas. He said: By Allah. yes.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 376cIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 156USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 733
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 376c
This hadith about sleep and wudu reports a focused statement from Anas. He said that the Companions of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم would sleep, then offer prayer, and they did not perform ablution. The narrator Qatida asked whether he had truly heard this from Anas, and he confirmed it by saying yes, by Allah. The wording uses sleep or dozing in this setting, and it directly mentions prayer without renewed ablution. We should not add wider legal detail beyond the text. The clear takeaway is that this report connects the Companions’ dozing with praying afterward without making wudu again.
What we learn from this hadith
- Anas reported that the Companions slept and then prayed without ablution.
- The narrator checked the report, and Anas confirmed it strongly.
- The hadith should be explained within its own wording without adding unstated details.
