The ruling on washing the hands after sleep
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is washing the hands after sleep specific to sleep at night, or is it obligatory after every waking from sleep, whether in the day or at night?
Answer:
No, this is specific to sleep at night. As for the one who wakes from sleep during the day, he washes his hands as a recommended practice (sunnah) among the sunnahs of wudu, even if he did not sleep. If a person wants to perform wudu, it is recommended that he begin by washing his hands; this is a recommendation. However, the one who wakes from sleep at night is required to wash his hands before he begins wudu, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 278a This indicates that the intended meaning is sleep at night, because the term "biyat" (overnight stay) is used for sleep at night, not for sleep during the day. Sleep during the day is not called biyat. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is washing the hands after sleep specific to sleep at night, or is it obligatory after every waking from sleep, whether in the day or at night?
Answer:
No, this is specific to sleep at night. As for the one who wakes from sleep during the day, he washes his hands as a recommended practice (sunnah) among the sunnahs of wudu, even if he did not sleep. If a person wants to perform wudu, it is recommended that he begin by washing his hands; this is a recommendation. However, the one who wakes from sleep at night is required to wash his hands before he begins wudu, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
When anyone amongst you wakes up from sleep, he must not put his hand in the utensil till he has washed it three times, for he does not know where his hand was during the night.
إذا استيقظ أحدكم من نومه فلا يغمس يده في الإناء حتى يغسلها ثلاثا فإن أحدكم لا يدري أين باتت يده. فقوله أين
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4 — youtube.com (4:31)
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