سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الطهارةPurification (Kitab Al-Taharah)
باب الْوُضُوءِ مِنَ النَّوْمِChapter: Wudu’ From Sleeping.
Hadith 199
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي نَافِعٌ ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، " أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شُغِلَ عَنْهَا لَيْلَةً فَأَخَّرَهَا حَتَّى رَقَدْنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظْنَا ثُمَّ رَقَدْنَا ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظْنَا ثُمَّ رَقَدْنَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا ، فَقَالَ : لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يَنْتَظِرُ الصَّلَاةَ غَيْرُكُمْ " .
Abdullah bin Umar said: One night the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was busy and he delayed the night (isha) prayer so much so that we dosed in the mosque. We awoke, then dozed, and again awoke and again dozed. He (the prophet) then came upon us and said: There is none except you who is waiting for prayer.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The Companions’ sleep was while sitting, not lying down, as is established from other ahadith.
➋ The ‘Isha prayer is a distinctive feature of the Muslim Ummah; furthermore, it is recommended to delay it rather than perform it at its earliest time, as will be explicitly mentioned in the upcoming hadith.
➌ Ablution (wudu) is not nullified merely by sleep, unless one lies down or leans in such a way that the limbs become relaxed. It was a special characteristic of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) that even in sleep, his ablution remained intact. The following ahadith are clear evidence of this.
➊ The Companions’ sleep was while sitting, not lying down, as is established from other ahadith.
➋ The ‘Isha prayer is a distinctive feature of the Muslim Ummah; furthermore, it is recommended to delay it rather than perform it at its earliest time, as will be explicitly mentioned in the upcoming hadith.
➌ Ablution (wudu) is not nullified merely by sleep, unless one lies down or leans in such a way that the limbs become relaxed. It was a special characteristic of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) that even in sleep, his ablution remained intact. The following ahadith are clear evidence of this.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 199
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
420. Commentary:
The purpose of making them wait could also be so that these people may attain the reward of "waiting for worship," and so that the virtue of delay may be made known to them. In any case, this establishes the merit of performing the ‘Isha prayer with delay.
The purpose of making them wait could also be so that these people may attain the reward of "waiting for worship," and so that the virtue of delay may be made known to them. In any case, this establishes the merit of performing the ‘Isha prayer with delay.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 420
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
538. Commentary: For further benefits, see Sunan an-Nasa'i, Hadith: 483, 537.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 538
