English translation
477. It was narrated from 'Ali bin Abu Tâlib that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "The eye is the leather strap (that ties up) the anus,[1] so whoever falls asleep, let him perform ablution." (Da'if)
Hadith 477
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 1
(1) The Chapters OfPurification And ItsSunnahSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
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الحديث: 477 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 161
Al-Albani source references (1)
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Source no. 477 · Volume 2 · Page 49
Hasan
حسن، المشكاة (٣١٦) ، الإرواء (١١٣) ، صحيح أبي داود (١٩٨) ، تمام المنة
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Arabic text
477 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُصَفَّى الْحِمْصِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، عَنِ الْوَضِينِ بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ مَحْفُوظِ بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَائِذٍ الْأَزْدِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «الْعَيْنُ وِكَاءُ السَّهِ، فَمَنْ نَامَ، فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ»
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Wikâ' in Arabic is the string, thread or strap used to tie the mouth of a purse (or bag) full of gold coins etc. The obvious advantage is that, as long as the Wikâ' is in place, nothing can be taken out of the purse. In other words, it is a guardian over the contents of the purse. Similarly, as long as a person is awake he knows whether his ablution is intact or has been invalidated by the wind passing from his body. The moment one's eyes are closed for sleep he loses control over his body, as though a knot had been loosened and as such, he cannot tell whether or not he has released the wind. It is because of this that sleep has been dubbed as the invalidator of ablution'.