A person in a state of janabah who wants to eat or sleep

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wished to sleep while in a state of major impurity (janabah), he would perform ablution as for prayer.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wished to sleep while in a state of major impurity (janabah), he would perform ablution as for prayer, and when he wished to eat, he would wash his hands, meaning while in a state of janabah.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If a person in a state of janabah wishes to eat or to sleep, he should perform ablution as for prayer.

Nafi' said: When Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) wished to eat or sleep while in a state of janabah, he would first wash his face and hands and wipe his head.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When one of you wishes to sleep while in a state of janabah, let him first perform ablution, for it may be that he dies in his sleep.

Abu al-Duha was asked: May a person in a state of janabah eat? He said: Yes, and he may also walk about in the markets.

Sayyiduna Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If one of you becomes junub at night and wishes to sleep in that state, let him first perform ablution, for by it half of the purification is attained.

Ibn Sirin said: If a person in a state of janabah wishes to eat or sleep, he should first perform ablution as for prayer.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: If a person in a state of janabah wishes to eat something, he should wash his hands and rinse his mouth.

Mujahid said: A person in a state of janabah may eat after washing his hands.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: If the person in a state of janabah wishes, he may sleep before performing ablution.

Al-Zuhri said: A person in a state of janabah should wash his hands before eating.

Ibrahim said: A person in a state of janabah may drink (water) before performing ablution.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in a state of janabah, he would perform ablution before eating or sleeping.

Muhammad bin Ali said: If a person in a state of janabah wishes to sleep, eat or drink, he should first perform ablution as for prayer.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "May a person in a state of janabah sleep?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes," he may sleep after performing ablution. Ayyub said: I think that in the narration of Abu Qilabah, washing the private part (is also mentioned).

Abu Salamah asked Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): "Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sleep while in a state of janabah?" She said: "He would sleep after performing ablution as for prayer."

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When a person in a state of janabah wishes to eat, drink or sleep, he should perform ablution.

Ibrahim said: When a person in a state of janabah wishes to eat or sleep, he should perform ablution.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said (about a person who is in a state of janabah and wishes to sleep): He should perform ablution or tayammum.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "May I sleep while in a state of janabah?" He said: "You may sleep after performing ablution."

Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a concession to the person in a state of janabah that he may eat, drink and sleep after performing ablution.