أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عَرَبِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ بُرْدٍ عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ نُسَيٍّ عَنْ غُضَيْفِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَی عَائِشَةَ فَسَأَلْتُهَا فَقُلْتُ أَکَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ مِنْ آخِرِهِ قَالَتْ کُلُّ ذَلِکَ کَانَ رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهِ وَرُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ قُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الْأَمْرِ سَعَةً
سنن نسائی · Hadith 407
It was narrated that Ghudaif bin Al-Harith said: “I entered upon ‘Aishah and asked her: ‘Did the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم perform Ghusl at the beginning of the night or at the end?’ She said: ‘Both. Sometimes he performed Ghusl at the beginning and sometimes at the end.’ I said: ‘Praise be to Allah Who has made the matter flexible.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020