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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 5 · Bathing (Ghusl)
Sahih

نَوْمِ الْجُنُبِ

Sleeping in a state of janabah

أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَيَرْقُدُ أَحَدُنَا وَهْوَ جُنُبٌ قَالَ " نَعَمْ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَرْقُدْ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ،

Translation

Ibn Umar reported that Umar ibn al-Khattab asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, “May one of us sleep while he is in a state of janabah?” He said, “Yes. If one of you has performed ablution (wudu), let him sleep while he is in a state of janabah.”

Other translations

Deutsch

Ibn Umar berichtete, dass Umar ibn al-Chattab den Gesandten Allahs ﷺ fragte: „Darf einer von uns schlafen, während er in Dschanaba (große rituelle Unreinheit) ist?“ Er sagte: „Ja. Wenn einer von euch die Gebetswaschung vollzogen hat, dann soll er schlafen, während er in Dschanaba ist.“

Türkçe

İbn Ömer (r.a.), Ömer b. Hattâb'ın (r.a.) Resûlullah'a ﷺ: “Bizden biri cünüp iken uyuyabilir mi?” diye sorduğunu, onun da: “Evet, sizden biri abdest aldığında cünüp hâliyle uyusun” buyurduğunu rivayet etti.

Other versions of this report

The same report through another chain of narration. Matched by Claude, not reviewed.

  • اسْتَفْتَى عُمَرُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَيَنَامُ أَحَدُنَا وَهْوَ جُنُبٌ قَالَ " نَعَمْ، إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ ".

    Ibn Umar reported: Umar sought a ruling from the Prophet ﷺ: “May one of us sleep while he is in a state of janabah?” He said, “Yes, if he has performed ablution (wudu).”

  • ذَكَرَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ تُصِيبُهُ الْجَنَابَةُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " تَوَضَّأْ وَاغْسِلْ ذَكَرَكَ ثُمَّ نَمْ ".

    Ibn Umar reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab mentioned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that janabah would come upon him during the night. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, “Perform ablution (wudu), wash your private part, and then sleep.”

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 6 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · Medinaibn Umar† 74 AH · MeccaNafie'† 119 AH · Medinaal-Laith bin Sa'd† 175 AH · EgyptQutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil† 240 AH · Baghdadal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Later scholars
  • Compiler
Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. ibn Umarابْنِ عُمَرَ

    d. 74 AH / 693 CE · Makkah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. Nafie'نَافِعٍ

    d. 119 AH · Medinah · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  4. al-Laith bin Sa'dاللَّيْثُ

    d. 175 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

  5. Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamilقُتَيْبَةُ

    d. 240 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  6. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler