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(Book 2, Hadith 83) #35168
Responding to Wet Dreams with Piety

SUMMARY: Umar ibn al-Khattab was tested with wet dreams and he responded by doing ghusl and washing his garment, then praying after the sun had risen.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ismail ibn Abi Hakim from Sulayman ibn Yasar that Umar ibn al-Khattab went out early in the morning to his land in al-Juruf and found semen on his garment. He said, "I have been tried with wet dreams since I have been entrusted with governing the people". He did ghusl and washed his garment of what he saw of the semen, and then prayed after the sun had risen.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، غَدَا إِلَى أَرْضِهِ بِالْجُرُفِ فَوَجَدَ فِي ثَوْبِهِ احْتِلاَمًا فَقَالَ لَقَدِ ابْتُلِيتُ بِالاِحْتِلاَمِ مُنْذُ وُلِّيتُ أَمْرَ النَّاسِ ‏.‏ فَاغْتَسَلَ وَغَسَلَ مَا رَأَى فِي ثَوْبِهِ مِنَ الاِحْتِلاَمِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى بَعْدَ أَنْ طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ

TOPICS
dreams  *  praying  *  haydh  *  ghusl  *  salah

QUICK LESSONS:
Do ghusl & wash your garments when you are tested with wet dreams; pray after sunrise as an act of humility before Allah SWT; respond to tests from Allah SWT with humility & piety instead of shame or embarrassment.

EXPLANATIONS:
Umar ibn al-Khattab was a great leader of the Muslim community who was known for his piety and righteousness. One day he went out early in the morning to his land in al-Juruf and found semen on his garment. He realized that he had been tested with wet dreams since he had been entrusted with governing the people. Instead of ignoring it or being embarrassed by it, Umar responded by doing ghusl (ritual cleansing) and washing his garment of what he saw of the semen. He then prayed after the sun had risen as an act of humility before Allah SWT. This story teaches us that even great leaders are not immune from tests from Allah SWT but they should respond to these tests with humility and piety instead of shame or embarrassment.

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