What is the wisdom behind the obligation of washing the hands upon waking from sleep?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the wisdom behind washing the hands, or rather, the obligation of washing the hands upon waking from sleep?
Answer:
Allah knows best, Allah knows best. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it. It came in the hadith:Muwatta Malik 2:7 This, and Allah knows best, is the reason: one does not know where his hand may have landed while he was sleeping. It may have landed on his private parts, or it may have landed on something ritually impure, and he does not know what is on it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the wisdom behind washing the hands, or rather, the obligation of washing the hands upon waking from sleep?
Answer:
Allah knows best, Allah knows best. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it. It came in the hadith:
for you do not know where your hands have spent the night.
فإن أحدكم لا يدري أين باتت يده
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [183 -3022] ما الحكمة من وجوب غسل اليدين عند الاستيقاظ من النوم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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