CHAPTER: IT IS PERMISSIBLE FOR A PERSON TO SLEEP AFTER SEXUAL INTERCOURSE (WITHOUT A BATH) AND THE DESIRABILITY OF ABLUTION FOR HIM, AND WASHING OF THE SEXUAL ORGAN AS HE INTENDS TO FAT, DRINK, OR SLEEP OR COHABIT
No. 597
'A'isha reported: Whenever the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) intended to sleep after having sexual intercourse, he performed ablution as for the prayer before going to sleep.
'A'isha reported: Whenever the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) had sexual intercourse and intended to eat or sleep, he performed the ablution of prayer.
This hadith has been transmitted by Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters. Ibn at-Muthanna said in his narration: AI-Hakam narrated to us who heard from Ibrahim narrating that.
Ibn 'Umar reported: Umar said: Is one amongst us permitted to sleep in a state of impurity (i. e. after having sexual intercourse)? He (the Prophet) said: Yes, after performing ablution.
Ibn 'Umar said: 'Umar asked the verdict of the Shari'ah from the Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) thus: Is it permissible for any one of us to sleep in a state of impurity? He (the Prophet said: Yes, he must perform ablution and then sleep and take a bath when he desires.
Ibn Umar reported: Umar b. al-Khattab said to the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam), that he became Junbi during the night. The Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said to him: Perform ablution, wash your sexual organ and then go to sleep.
'Abdullah b. Abu'l-Qais reported: I asked 'A'isha about the Witr (prayer) of the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) and made mention of a hadith, then I said: What did he do after having sexual intercourse? Did he take a bath before going to sleep or did he sleep before taking a bath? She said: He did all these. Some- times he took a bath and then slept, and sometimes he performed ablution only and went to sleep. I (the narrator) said: Praise be to Allaah Who has made things easy (for human beings).
This hadith has been transmitted with the same chain of transmitters from Mu'awyia b. Salih by Zuhair b. Harb, 'Abd al-Rahman b. Mahdi, Harun b. Sa'id al-'Aili and Ibn Wahb.
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: When anyone amongst you has sexual intercourse with his wife and then he intends to repeat it, he should perform ablution. In the hadith transmitted by Abu Bakr. (the words are):" Between the two (acts) there should be an ablution," or he (the narrator) said:" Then he intended that it should be repeated."