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ahmad:25160ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Muʿāwiyah > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Qays

[Machine] I asked Aisha, "How was the sleep of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a state of major impurity? Does he perform Ghusl (ritual bath) before sleeping?" She replied, "He used to do that sometimes, he would perform Ghusl and then sleep, and sometimes he would perform Wudu (ablution) and then sleep." I asked her, "How was the recitation of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the night? Would he recite aloud or silently?" She said, "He would do both, sometimes he would recite aloud and sometimes he would recite silently."  

أحمد:٢٥١٦٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَيْسٍ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ كَيْفَ كَانَ نَوْمُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْجَنَابَةِ أَيَغْتَسِلُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنَامَ؟ فَقَالَتْ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ قَدْ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ فَنَامَ وَرُبَّمَا تَوَضَّأَ فَنَامَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهَا كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ أَيَجْهَرُ أَمْ يُسِرُّ؟ قَالَتْ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ قَدْ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ رُبَّمَا جَهَرَ وَرُبَّمَا أَسَرَّ  


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nasai:404Shuʿayb b. Yūsuf > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Mahdī > Muʿāwiyah b. Ṣāliḥ > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Qays

"I asked 'Aishah: 'How did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sleep while he was Junub? Did he perform Ghusl before sleeping or sleep before performing Ghusl?' She said: 'He did both. Sometimes he would perform Ghusl then sleep, and sometimes he would perform Wudu' then sleep.'"  

النسائي:٤٠٤أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَيْسٍ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ كَيْفَ كَانَ نَوْمُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْجَنَابَةِ أَيَغْتَسِلُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنَامَ أَوْ يَنَامُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ قَالَتْ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ قَدْ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ فَنَامَ وَرُبَّمَا تَوَضَّأَ فَنَامَ  

abudawud:1437Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > al-Layth b. Saʿd > Muʿāwiyah b. Ṣāliḥ > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Qays > Saʾalt ʿĀʾishah

I asked 'Aishah about the witr observes by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She replied: Sometime he observed the witr prayer in the early hours of the night, sometimes he observed it at the end of it. I asked: How did he recite the Qur'an ? Did he recite the Qur'an quietly or loudly ? She replied: He did it in any way. Sometimes he recited quietly and sometimes loudly, sometimes he took bath and then slept and sometimes he performed ablution and then slept. Abu Dawud said: The narrators other than Qutaibah said: This refer to his bath due to sexual defilement.  

أبو داود:١٤٣٧حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَيْسٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ

عَنْ وِتْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ رُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَرُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَتُهُ أَكَانَ يُسِرُّ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ أَمْ يَجْهَرُ قَالَتْ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ رُبَّمَا أَسَرَّ وَرُبَّمَا جَهَرَ وَرُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ فَنَامَ وَرُبَّمَا تَوَضَّأَ فَنَامَ  

قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَقَالَ غَيْرُ قُتَيْبَةَ تَعْنِي فِي الْجَنَابَةِ
ahmad:24453Isḥāq > Layth b. Saʿd > Muʿāwiyah b. Ṣāliḥ al-Ḥaḍramī > ʿAbdullāh b. Qays

"I asked 'Aishah about the Witr of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, how would he perform Witr, was it during the first part of the night or the end of it? She said: 'All of that. Sometimes he would perform Witr during the first part of the night, and sometimes he would perform Witr during the end of it.' So I said: 'All praise is due to Allah who made the matter accommodating.' I said: 'How was his recitation, was he quiet with recitations or loud?' She said: 'He would do all of that. Sometimes he would recite quietly and sometimes aloud.' I said: 'All praise is due to Allah who made the matter accommodating. He said: 'I said: 'How would he deal with sexual impurity? Would he perform Ghusl prior to sleeping or would he sleep prior to Ghusl?' She said: 'He would do all of that. Sometimes he would perform Ghusl then sleep, and sometimes he would perform Wudu and then sleep.' I said: 'Allah praise is due to Allah who made the matter accommodating.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2924)   

أحمد:٢٤٤٥٣حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ أَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُوتِرُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ مِنْ آخِرِهِ؟ فَقَالَتْ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ رُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَرُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ آخِرَهُ قُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الْأَمْرِ سَعَةًقُلْتُ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَتُهُ يُسِرُّ أَوْ يَجْهَرُ؟ قَالَتْ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ رُبَّمَا أَسَرَّ وَرُبَّمَا جَهَرَ قَالَ قُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الْأَمْرِ سَعَةًقَالَ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ كَانَ يَصْنَعُ فِي الْجَنَابَةِ؟ أَكَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنَامَ أَوْ يَنَامُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ؟ قَالَتْ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ فَنَامَ وَرُبَّمَا تَوَضَّأَ وَنَامَ قَالَ قُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الْأَمْرِ سَعَةً  

hakim:1167Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb > Baḥr b. Naṣr > ʿAbdullāh b. Wahb > Muʿāwiyah b. Ṣāliḥ > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Qays

[Machine] "He asked Aisha, 'How was the Prophet's reading from the Qur'an at night? Did he recite audibly or in a subdued voice?' She said, 'He would do both, sometimes reciting audibly and sometimes in a subdued voice.' He (the questioner) said, 'Praise be to Allah who has made ease in this matter.'"  

الحاكم:١١٦٧حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا بَحْرُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي قَيْسٍ حَدَّثَهُ

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ كَانَ يَجْهَرُ أَمْ يُسِرُّ؟ قَالَتْ «كُلَّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ رُبَّمَا يَجْهَرُ وَرُبَّمَا يُسِرُّ» قَالَ قُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الْأَمْرِ سَعَةً  

«هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ» شَاهِدٌ لِحَدِيثِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ
nasai-kubra:1377Shuʿayb b. Yūsuf > ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Muʿāwiyah b. Ṣāliḥ > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Qays

"I asked Aishah: "How did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recite at night- did he recite loudly or silently?" She said: 'He used to do both; sometimes he recited loudly and sometimes he recited silently.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1662)  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٣٧٧أَخْبَرَنِي شُعَيْبُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَيْسٍ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ؟ أَيَجْهَرُ أَمْ يُسِرُّ؟ قَالَتْ «كُلُّ ذَلِكَ قَدْ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ رُبَّمَا جَهَرَ وَرُبَّمَا أَسَرَّ»  

bayhaqi:970Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū Bakr Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAttāb al-ʿAbdī > Abū al-Aḥwaṣ Muḥammad b. al-Haytham al-Qāḍī > Saʿīd b. Kathīr b. ʿUfayr And Yaḥyá b. ʿAbdullāh b. Bukayr > al-Layth b. Saʿd > Muʿāwiyah b. Ṣāliḥ > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Qays

I asked 'A'isha about the Witr (prayer) of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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 Allah Who has made things easy (for human beings). (Using translation from Muslim 307a)   

البيهقي:٩٧٠وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَتَّابٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ بِبَغْدَادَ ثنا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ الْقَاضِي ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ كَثِيرِ بْنِ عُفَيْرٍ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ قَالَا ثنا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَيْسٍ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصْنَعُ فِي الْجَنَابَةِ أَكَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنَامَ أَوْ يَنَامُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ؟ قَالَتْ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ قَدْ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ فَنَامَ وَرُبَّمَا تَوَضَّأَ فَنَامَ قُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الْأَمْرِ سَعَةً  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ قُتَيْبَةَ عَنِ اللَّيْثِ