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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب الوضوءChapters on Ablution
بَابٌ فِي جَوَازِ الْوُضُوءِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَاسْتِحْبَابِهِ لِمَنْ أَرَادَ النَّوْمَChapter on the Permissibility of Performing Ablution in the Mosque and Its Recommendation for One Who Wishes to Sleep
Hadith 723
اُردوEn
(وَعَنْهَا مِنْ طَرِيقٍ آخَرَ) أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْقُدَ تَوَضَّأَ وَضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ يَرْقُدُ
. (Second chain) When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, intended to sleep, he would perform ablution as for prayer and then sleep.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar radi Allahu anhu that he asked the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam whether any one of us may sleep in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah). The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam replied: ((He may sleep, and perform ablution (wudu) if he wishes.)) … Yes, he may sleep, but if he wishes, he should perform ablution (wudu). (Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah: 1/106, Sahih Ibn Hibban: 4/15) From this hadith, it is established that performing ablution (wudu) before sleeping is recommended (mustahabb) for one in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah), and this is also the opinion of the majority of the scholars.
