When A Man Wakes Up From Sleep, Should He Put His Hand In The Vessel Before Washing It?
Darussalam · Volume 1
(1) The Chapters OfPurification And ItsSunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 393 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 138
Source no. 393 · Volume 1 · Page 465
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (١٦٤) ، صحيح أبي داود (٩٢ و ٩٣)
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393. Sa'eed bin Musayyab and Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahmân narrated that Abu Hurairah used to say: "The Messenger of Allâh said: 'When anyone of you wakes up from sleep, he should not put his hand into the vessel until he has poured water on it two or three times, for none of you knows where his hand spent the night.'"(Sahih)
393 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ وَأَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّهُمَا حَدَّثَاهُ: أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ كَانَ يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «إِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ، فَلَا يُدْخِلْ يَدَهُ فِي الْإِنَاءِ، حَتَّى يُفْرِغَ عَلَيْهَا مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا، فَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَا يَدْرِي فِيمَ بَاتَتْ يَدُهُ»
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The commandment covers both night and day. The Hadith mentions the word 'night' because people mostly sleep at night. 'Pouring water on the hand two or three times' is meant to ensure purity of the hand beyond any shred of doubt. However, if washing once serves the purpose, it would suffice.