أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ هِشَامٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدٌ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَلَائِ عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ نُسَيٍّ عَنْ غُضَيْفِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَيُّ اللَّيْلِ کَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَرُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ آخِرَهُ قُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الْأَمْرِ سَعَةً
سنن نسائی · Hadith 225
It was narrated from Ghudaif bin Al-Harith that he asked ‘Aishah in which part of the night would the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم perform Ghusl? She said: “Some times he performed Ghusl at the beginning of the night and sometimes he performed Ghusl at the end.” I said: “Praise be to Allah Who has made the matter flexible.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020