عن أنس رضى الله عنه قال : كان أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ينامون، ثم يقومون فيصلون ولا يتوضرون
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he said: “The Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would sleep, then get up and pray, and they did not perform wudu’.” Muslim
Research and takhrij: Muslim: 3746. In this hadith, “sleeping” refers to dozing, and waking from it does not break wudu’; however, sleeping into a deep sleep breaks wudu’.
وفي رواية عند أحمد بن عبيد: ((ينامون، ثم يقومون فيصلون ولا يتوضرون على عهد رسول الله صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ))
In a narration through Ahmad ibn Ubayd, it is reported that during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the Companions would sleep, then get up, pray, and not perform wudu’. Muslim
Research and takhrij: This hadith is sahih. Al-Bayhaqi: 1/120, through Ahmad ibn Ubayd al-Saffar.
وفي رواية عند البيهقي: ((لقد رأيت أصحاب رسول الله صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم يوقظون للصلاة حتى إني لأسمع لأحدهم غطيطا، ثم يقومون فيصلون ولا يتوضرون ))
قال ابن المبارك : هذا عندنا وهم جلوس
According to al-Bayhaqi, in one narration: “I saw the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ being woken up for prayer, to the point that I could hear the snoring of one of them; then they would stand up, pray, and not perform wudu’.” Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak said: “In our view, they were sitting.”
Research and takhrij: This hadith is sahih. Al-Daraqutni: 1/131, 130 (the hadith is sahih). Al-Bayhaqi: 1/120.
Benefits:
➊ Dozing does not break wudu’; deep sleep necessarily requires wudu’.
➋ It follows that it is also correct to pray after dozing. It is also established that calling the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ “Ashab” or “Sahabah” is correct.
➌ The sleep that makes wudu’ necessary refers to ordinary sleep. If one is sitting without a prop or pillow and snoring begins, wudu’ is not obligatory; however, as a precaution, wudu’ may be renewed when there is doubt. If sleep comes while leaning on a pillow or prop, wudu’ breaks, because the joints become loose through it.
