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Sunan an-Nasai 222 (Book 1, Hadith 223) #14829
Flexibility in Performing Ghusl

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the flexibility of performing Ghusl (ritual washing) at the beginning or end of the night.

It was narrated from Ghudaif bin Al-Harith that he asked 'Aishah in which part of the night would the Messenger of Allah perform Ghusl? She said: "Sometimes he performed Ghusl at the beginning of the night and sometimes he performed Ghusl at the end". I said: "Praise be to Allah Who has made the matter flexible".
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ نُسَىٍّ، عَنْ غُضَيْفِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ - رضى الله عنها - أَىُّ اللَّيْلِ كَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَتْ رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَرُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ آخِرَهُ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الأَمْرِ سَعَةً

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washing  *  flexibility  *  taharah  *  istiqaamah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be flexible with your religious practices; do not be too strict on yourself or others when it comes to religious matters; thank Allah for His mercy and kindness in allowing us this flexibility .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of flexibility in religious practices. It was narrated from Ghudaif bin Al-Harith that he asked 'Aishah when would the Messenger of Allah perform Ghusl? She said that sometimes he performed it at the beginning and sometimes at the end. This shows us that there is no set time for performing religious rituals such as Ghusl; rather we should be flexible with our practices and not be too strict on ourselves or others when it comes to religious matters. We should also remember to thank Allah for His mercy and kindness in allowing us this flexibility.

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