حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ کَاسِبٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَی التَّيْمِيُّ عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ مَوْلَی الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ ثَوْبَانَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَی الصَّلَاةِ وَکَبَّرَ ثُمَّ أَشَارَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَمَکَثُوا ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ فَاغْتَسَلَ وَکَانَ رَأْسُهُ يَقْطُرُ مَائً فَصَلَّی بِهِمْ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ إِنِّي خَرَجْتُ إِلَيْکُمْ جُنُبًا وَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ حَتَّی قُمْتُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1220
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Prophet SAW came out to pray and said the Takbir, then he gestured to them to wait. He went and took a bath, and his head was dripping with water while he led them in prayer. When he finished he said: 'I came out to you in a state of sexual impurity, and I forgot until I had started to pray." (Hasan).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020