Hadith 25331

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ الْخُرَاسَانِيُّ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَعْمَرَ ، قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ هَلْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَنَامُ وَهُوَ جُنُبٌ ؟ قَالَتْ لِي : " رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنَامَ ، وَرُبَّمَا نَامَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ ، وَلَكِنَّهُ كَانَ يَتَوَضَّأُ " . قَالَ : الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الدِّينِ سَعَةً.
Yahya bin Ya'mar says that I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "Tell me, would the Prophet (peace be upon him) sleep in a state of janabah?" She replied, "Sometimes he would perform ghusl before sleeping, and sometimes he would sleep before performing ghusl, but he would perform wudu (ablution)." I said, "Praise be to Allah who has made the religion spacious."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند النساء / 25331
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، م: 307