How to reconcile the hadith "The angels do not approach a person if he is in a state of major ritual impurity, so he should not sleep until he performs ablution" with the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to sleep in a state of major ritual impurity without touching water?
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The questioner : Yes, another question, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : ... after major ritual impurity, there is a hadith:, in which there is a hadith from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): "That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to sleep in a state of major ritual impurity without touching water"; so how do you reconcile these two hadiths?
The Shaykh : Where is the contradiction? May Allah guide you so that we can reconcile it for you.
The questioner : It means ... for example.
The Shaykh : Where is the contradiction? May Allah guide you. Where is the contradiction?
The questioner : The contradiction in the first hadith is that ... .
The Shaykh : My brother, tell me. Do not mention the hadith to me. Tell me the contradiction that is in your mind. Show it to me. What is it?
The questioner : The angels do not approach him.
The Shaykh : The angels do not approach him. Does that mean it is forbidden?
The questioner : I did not say it is forbidden.
The Shaykh : Yes, so where is the contradiction then?
The questioner : The contradiction is, for example, sleeping with ablution and sleeping without ablution.
The Shaykh : There is sleeping with dry ablution, and there is sleeping without dry ablution. This is permissible. Sleeping with dry ablution is better than that. Sleeping with ablution is better than that. Sleeping with a full ritual bath is better than that. So these are ranks and degrees.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no contradiction in the matter.
The questioner : It means it is permissible for a person to do this ... .
The Shaykh : My brother, what does it mean that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) sleeps in a state of major ritual impurity? It means it is permissible.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But the best is, as I mentioned to you.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : ... after major ritual impurity, there is a hadith:
The angels do not approach a person if he is in a state of major ritual impurity, so he should not sleep until he performs ablution
لا تقرب الإنسان الملائكة إذا كان جنبًا ، فلا ينام حتى يتوضَّأThe Shaykh : Where is the contradiction? May Allah guide you so that we can reconcile it for you.
The questioner : It means ... for example.
The Shaykh : Where is the contradiction? May Allah guide you. Where is the contradiction?
The questioner : The contradiction in the first hadith is that ... .
The Shaykh : My brother, tell me. Do not mention the hadith to me. Tell me the contradiction that is in your mind. Show it to me. What is it?
The questioner : The angels do not approach him.
The Shaykh : The angels do not approach him. Does that mean it is forbidden?
The questioner : I did not say it is forbidden.
The Shaykh : Yes, so where is the contradiction then?
The questioner : The contradiction is, for example, sleeping with ablution and sleeping without ablution.
The Shaykh : There is sleeping with dry ablution, and there is sleeping without dry ablution. This is permissible. Sleeping with dry ablution is better than that. Sleeping with ablution is better than that. Sleeping with a full ritual bath is better than that. So these are ranks and degrees.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no contradiction in the matter.
The questioner : It means it is permissible for a person to do this ... .
The Shaykh : My brother, what does it mean that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) sleeps in a state of major ritual impurity? It means it is permissible.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But the best is, as I mentioned to you.
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