The Ruling on the Sleep of One in a State of Major Ritual Impurity and the Explanation of Performing Ablution Before Sleep
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The questioner:
There are questions regarding this hadith, and that is: What is the ruling on the sleep of one in a state of major ritual impurity, Your Eminence the Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
The Sunnah is that he performs the ablution for prayer before sleeping. If he sleeps without doing so, he owes nothing. However, the Sunnah is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform the ablution for prayer and then sleep, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded this. So it is the Sunnah to perform the ablution for prayer and then sleep. If he performs the full ritual bath, that is more complete. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes perform the full ritual bath and then sleep, and sometimes perform the ablution for prayer and then perform the full ritual bath at the end of the night (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner:
(peace and blessings be upon him). What is the evidence for the recommendation of performing the ablution for prayer before sleeping, Your Eminence the Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded those who have little rest to sleep, saying: "Let him perform the ablution for prayer and then lie on his right side," to the end of the hadith. He commanded them to perform the ablution for prayer. This is the Sunnah when sleeping: to sleep in a state of ritual purity.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
There are questions regarding this hadith, and that is: What is the ruling on the sleep of one in a state of major ritual impurity, Your Eminence the Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
The Sunnah is that he performs the ablution for prayer before sleeping. If he sleeps without doing so, he owes nothing. However, the Sunnah is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform the ablution for prayer and then sleep, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded this. So it is the Sunnah to perform the ablution for prayer and then sleep. If he performs the full ritual bath, that is more complete. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes perform the full ritual bath and then sleep, and sometimes perform the ablution for prayer and then perform the full ritual bath at the end of the night (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner:
(peace and blessings be upon him). What is the evidence for the recommendation of performing the ablution for prayer before sleeping, Your Eminence the Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded those who have little rest to sleep, saying: "Let him perform the ablution for prayer and then lie on his right side," to the end of the hadith. He commanded them to perform the ablution for prayer. This is the Sunnah when sleeping: to sleep in a state of ritual purity.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، مقدمة، والتعريف بالكتاب، وكتاب الطهارة — islamhouse.com (20:38)
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