ONE HADITH A DAY
Narrated by Abu Daoud - Narrated by Muslim · Authentic hadith
عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: كان أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على عَهدِه ينتظرون العشاء حتى تَخْفِقَ رُءُوسُهُمْ، ثم يصلُّون ولا يَتَوَضَّئُونَ.
“Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that during the Prophet's lifetime, the Companions used to wait for the ‘Ishā' prayer so much so their heads were lowered down (by dozing). They would then pray without performing (a new) ablution.”
The Companions during the time of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to wait for the ‘Ishā' prayer, and they would doze off then pray without making ablution again. In principle, anyone does an act during the time of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and the Prophet did not denounce it, this is considered a tacit approval. The Prophet’s approval of an action is part of the Sunnah, which generally includes his sayings, actions, and approvals. Any act done during the Prophet's lifetime and he did not denounce it, then it is considered an act of Sunnah by approval. Had their prayers been invalid or their action been incorrect, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) would have informed them of it once it comes to his knowledge or is conveyed to him through the revelation. Unlike the actions that occur after the Prophet’s death. The Companions' heads would be dropping from drowsiness to the extent that the narrator, according to another version, could hear some of them snoring or see them laying on their sides, then they would get up and pray without making ablution. This means that they would get up to pray without making a new ablution, because their sleep was not deep. Had such sleep invalidated their ablution, the Prophet would not have approved that they pray without making a new ablution. By this understanding, one can reconcile between the other textual proofs, since it was authentically reported that sleeping invalidates ablution, exactly like defecation and urination. The Prophet (may Allah's peace…