Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 405
أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عَرَبِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ بُرْدٍ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ نُسَىٍّ، عَنْ غُضَيْفِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَسَأَلْتُهَا فَقُلْتُ أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَغْتَسِلُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ مِنْ آخِرِهِ قَالَتْ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهِ وَرُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ . قُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الأَمْرِ سَعَةً .
Yahya ibn Habib ibn 'Arabi informed us: Hammad narrated to us, from Burd, from 'Ubadah ibn Nusayy, from Ghadif ibn al-Harith, who said: I went in to 'A'ishah and asked her: 'Would the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) perform ghusl at the beginning of the night or at the end?' She said: 'He did both. Sometimes he performed ghusl at the beginning, and sometimes he performed it at the end.' I said: 'Praise be to Allah, who has made the matter flexible.'
Translation notes
The Arabic chain and closing expression of gratitude are included; the English witness omits the chain.
أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عَرَبِيٍّ،
The English witness omits the transmission chain.
Please verify the chain against the Arabic source.