Hadith 11643

Chapter 6

باب 6

(6) باب نواقض الوضوء

(6) Chapter: The Nullification of Wudu (AR)
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وَعَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ الْعَيْنُ وِكَاءُ السَّهِ, فَإِذَا نَامَتْ اَلْعَيْنَانِ اِسْتَطْلَقَ اَلْوِكَاءُ } رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ, وَالطَّبَرَانِيُّ وَزَادَ { وَمَنْ نَامَ فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ }

Narrated Mu'awiyah (rad):
Allah's Messenger (saW) said: "The eye (when awake) is the string of the anus (to stop air escaping), and if the two eyes sleep the string is untied". [Reported by Ahmad and At-Tabarani who added, "Whoever sleeps should perform ablution]" (AR)

Reference (AR): Bulugh al-Maram 80 (AR)

In-book reference (AR): Book 1, Hadith 97 (AR)

English translation (AR): Book 1, Hadith 86 (AR)