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ahmad:25674Yaḥyá > ʿAbd al-Malik > ʿAṭāʾ > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would sometimes experience seminal emission during the night while intending to fast. He would then perform ghusl (ritual bath) after the dawn had broken and complete his fast.  

أحمد:٢٥٦٧٤حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ حَدَّثَنَا عَطَاءٌ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تُصِيبُهُ الْجَنَابَةُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ الصَّوْمَ فَيَغْتَسِلُ بَعْدَمَا يَطْلُعُ الْفَجْرُ ثُمَّ يُتِمُّ صِيَامَهُ  


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ahmad:25931Ibn Numayr > ʿAbd al-Malik > ʿAṭāʾ > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would sometimes experience janabah (impurity after sexual discharge) during the night while intending to fast. He would sleep and then wake up in the morning in a state of janabah, so he would pour water over himself then perform ablution.  

أحمد:٢٥٩٣١حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تُصِيبُهُ الْجَنَابَةُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ الصِّيَامَ فَيَنَامُ وَيَسْتَيْقِظُ وَيُصْبِحُ جُنُبًا فَيُفِيضُ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ