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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on a person in a state of major ritual impurity sleeping without performing the full ritual bath or the ablution for prayer?

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Question:
The hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) in which she said: “Often the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would sleep from a state of major ritual impurity without touching water.” Is it authentic?

Answer:
It was criticized; it has a defect; because it is from the narration of Abu Ishaq al-Sabi'i, and he narrated in a condensed manner.
And it is known of him (peace and blessings be upon him) that when he would come to his wife, he would perform the ablution for prayer, wash his private parts, perform the ablution for prayer, and sleep. Sometimes he would perform the full ritual bath first. He did not sleep except in a state of the ablution for prayer, just as he said to 'Umar:
Perform the ablution for prayer, then sleepتوضأ ثم نَمْ
when he said: “O Messenger of Allah, can he sleep while in a state of major ritual impurity?” He said:
No, perform the ablution for prayer, then sleepلا، توضأ ثم نَمْ
”, and in the other wording:
He performs the ablution for prayer and sleepsيتوضأ وينام
.
Q: If he does not perform the ablution for prayer?
The Shaykh: It is disliked.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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