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suyuti:2306a

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'When anyone of oyu gets up from sleep and wants to perform ablution, he should not put his hand into the vessel he used for ablution until he has washed it, because he does not know where his hand spent the night or where he put it.'" [(One of the narrators) Abu Ishaq said: "What is correct is that it is narrated from Jabir, from Abu Hurairah."] (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 395)   

السيوطي:٢٣٠٦a

"إذا قامَ أحدُكُمْ مِن النَّوْم فأرادَ أنْ يتوضّأ فلا يُدْخلْ يدَهُ في الإناءِ حتَّى يغسِلَها؛ فإِنّه لا يدْرِى أينَ باتتْ يَدُهُ ولا على ما وضعَها".  

[هـ] ابن ماجة [قط] الدارقطنى في السنن [ض] ضياء المقدسي في مختاره عن جابر

See similar narrations below:

Collected by Muslim, Nasāʾī, Abū Dāwūd, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Suyūṭī
muslim:278aNaṣr b. ʿAlī al-Jahḍamī And Ḥāmid b. ʿUmar al-Bakrāwī > Bishr b. al-Mufaḍḍal > Khālid > ʿAbdullāh b. Shaqīq > Abū Hurayrah

When anyone amongst you wakes up from sleep, he must not put his hand in the utensil till he has washed it three times, for he does not know where his hand was during the night.  

مسلم:٢٧٨aوَحَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ وَحَامِدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْبَكْرَاوِيُّ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنْ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ نَوْمِهِ فَلاَ يَغْمِسْ يَدَهُ فِي الإِنَاءِ حَتَّى يَغْسِلَهَا ثَلاَثًا فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَدْرِي أَيْنَ بَاتَتْ يَدُهُ  

nasai:161Ismāʿīl b. Masʿūd And Ḥumayd b. Masʿadah > Yazīd b. Zurayʿ > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

"When any one of you wakes from sleep, let him not put his hand into the vessel until he has washed it three times, because he does not know where his hand spent the night."  

النسائي:١٦١أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ وَحُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ مَنَامِهِ فَلاَ يُدْخِلْ يَدَهُ فِي الإِنَاءِ حَتَّى يُفْرِغَ عَلَيْهَا ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَدْرِي أَيْنَ بَاتَتْ يَدُهُ  

abudawud:103Musaddad > Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Aʿmash > Abū Razīn And ʾAbī Ṣāliḥ > Abū Hurayrah

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When anyone amongst you wakes up from sleep at night, he should not put his hand in the utensil until he has washed his hand three times, for he does’ not know where his hand was during the night.  

أبو داود:١٠٣حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي رَزِينٍ وَأَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَلاَ يَغْمِسْ يَدَهُ فِي الإِنَاءِ حَتَّى يَغْسِلَهَا ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَدْرِي أَيْنَ بَاتَتْ يَدُهُ  

ibnmajah:395Ismāʿīl b. Tawbah > Ziyād b. ʿAbdullāh al-Bakkāʾī > ʿAbd al-Malik b. Abū Sulaymān > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'When anyone of oyu gets up from sleep and wants to perform ablution, he should not put his hand into the vessel he used for ablution until he has washed it, because he does not know where his hand spent the night or where he put it.'" [(One of the narrators) Abu Ishaq said: "What is correct is that it is narrated from Jabir, from Abu Hurairah."]  

ابن ماجة:٣٩٥حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ تَوْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَكَّائِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنَ النَّوْمِ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَوَضَّأَ فَلاَ يُدْخِلْ يَدَهُ فِي وَضُوئِهِ حَتَّى يَغْسِلَهَا فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَدْرِي أَيْنَ بَاتَتْ يَدُهُ وَلاَ عَلَى مَا وَضَعَهَا  

ahmad:9139Hawdhah > ʿAwf > Muḥammad > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] Narrated by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ : When one of you wakes up from sleep and wants to perform ablution (washing before prayer), they should not dip their hand into the vessel until they have washed it, as they do not know where their hand has spent the night.  

أحمد:٩١٣٩حَدَّثَنَا هَوْذَةُ حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ نَوْمِهِ فَأَرَادَ الطُّهُورَ فَلَا يَضَعَنَّ يَدَهُ فِي الْإِنَاءِ حَتَّى يَغْسِلَهَا فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي أَيْنَ بَاتَتْ يَدُهُ  

ahmad:10091Wakīʿ > al-Aʿmash > Abū Ṣāliḥ Waʾabī Razīn > Abū Hurayrah Rafaʿah Kadhā > al-Aʿmash

When anyone amongst you wakes up from sleep, he must not put his hand in the utensil till he has washed it three times, for he does not know where his hand was during the night. (Using translation from Muslim 278a)  

أحمد:١٠٠٩١حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ وَأَبِي رَزِينٍ عَنِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَفَعَهُ كَذَا قَالَ الْأَعْمَشُ قَالَ

إِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ مَنَامِهِ فَلَا يَغْمِسْ يَدَهُ فِي الْإِنَاءِ حَتَّى يَغْسِلَهَا ثَلَاثًا فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي أَيْنَ بَاتَتْ يَدُهُ  

ahmad:7438Abū Muʿāwiyah > al-Aʿmash > Abū Ṣāliḥ > Abū Hurayrah

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When anyone amongst you wakes up from sleep at night, he should not put his hand in the utensil until he has washed his hand three times, for he does’ not know where his hand was during the night. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 103)   

أحمد:٧٤٣٨حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَلَا يُدْخِلْ يَدَهُ فِي الْإِنَاءِ حَتَّى يَغْسِلَهَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي أَيْنَ بَاتَتْ يَدُهُ؟  

ahmad:7517ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When anyone amongst you wakes up from sleep at night, he should not put his hand in the utensil until he has washed his hand three times, for he does’ not know where his hand was during the night. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 103)   

أحمد:٧٥١٧حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَلَا يَغْمِسْ يَدَهُ فِي إِنَائِهِ حَتَّى يَغْسِلَهَا ثَلَاثًا فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي أَيْنَ بَاتَتْ يَدُهُ  

nasai-kubra:152Ismāʿīl b. Masʿūd > Yazīd / Ibn Zurayʿ > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

"When any one of you wakes from sleep, let him not put his hand into the vessel until he has washed it three times, because he does not know where his hand spent the night." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 161)  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٥٢أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ مَنَامِهِ فَلَا يُدْخِلْ يَدَهُ فِي الْإِنَاءِ حَتَّى يُفْرِغَ عَلَيْهَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي أَيْنَ بَاتَتْ يَدَهُ  

suyuti:2320a

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When anyone amongst you wakes up from sleep at night, he should not put his hand in the utensil until he has washed his hand three times, for he does’ not know where his hand was during the night. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 103)   

السيوطي:٢٣٢٠a

"إذَا قامَ أحدُكمْ مِنَ اللَّيلِ فلا يغمسْ يدهُ في الإناءِ حتَّى يغْسِلَها ثلاث مرات؛ فإِنَّه لا يدرى أينَ باتَتْ يدُهُ".  

[ض] ضياء المقدسي في مختاره [ش] ابن أبى شيبة عن أبي هريرة
suyuti:1228a

I heard the Messenger of Allah (May Peace be upon him) say: When any of you wakes up from sleep, he should not put his hand in the utensil until he washes it three times, for none of you knows where his hand remained during the night or where it went round. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 105)   

السيوطي:١٢٢٨a

"إِذَا استيقظ أحدُكم من نومِه فلا يُدخلْ يدَه في الإناءِ حتَّى يغسلَها ثلاثًا، فإنَّ أحدَكم لا يدْرى أينَ باتت يده" .  

مالك، والشافعي، [حب] ابن حبّان [ش] ابن أبى شيبة [ص] سعيد بن منصور [حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [م] مسلم [د] أبو داود [ت] الترمذي حسن صحيح، [ز] البزّار في سننه [هـ] ابن ماجة وابن خزيمة، [حب] ابن حبّان [قط] الدارقطنى في السنن [ق] البيهقى في السنن عن أبي هريرة
suyuti:1234a

"When any one of you wakes from sleep, let him not put his hand into the vessel until he has washed it three times, because he does not know where his hand spent the night." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 161)   

السيوطي:١٢٣٤a

"إِذَا استيقظَ أحدُكم مِنْ منامِه فلا يُدْخلْ يدَهُ فِي الإناء حتَّى يغْسلهَا؛ فإنه لَا يَدْرِي أينَ بَاتَتْ يَدُه مِنْهُ، وَيُسمَى قَبْلَ أنْ يُدْخِلهَا".  

[طس] الطبرانى في الأوسط عن أبي هريرة