Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 592
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ هَيَّاجٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ صُبَيْحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُوَيْسٍ، عَنْ شُرَحْبِيلَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَنِ الْجُنُبِ هَلْ يَنَامُ أَوْ يَأْكُلُ أَوْ يَشْرَبُ قَالَ " نَعَمْ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلاَةِ " .
Translation
Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Hayyaj reported to us; Ismail ibn Subayh reported to us; Abu Uways reported to us, from Shurahbil ibn Sad, from Jabir ibn Abdullah, who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about a person in a state of major ritual impurity: ‘May he sleep, eat, or drink?’ He replied, ‘Yes, if he performs ablution as he does for prayer.’