mindfulness

Sleep in a State of Wudu

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Sahih al-Bukhari · 247·Narrated by Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib (RA)

إِذَا أَتَيْتَ مَضْجَعَكَ فَتَوَضَّأْ وُضُوءَكَ لِلصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ اضْطَجِعْ عَلَى شِقِّكَ الْأَيْمَنِ

Transliteration

Idha atayta madja'aka fatawadda' wudu'aka lis-salah thumma'dtaji' 'ala shiqqikal-ayman

Translation

Narrated al-Bara' ibn 'Azib: The Prophet (SAW) said, 'When you go to bed, perform wudu as you do for prayer, then lie on your right side.'

Practice This Today

Make wudu before you sleep tonight and lie on your right side — you will be in a state of purity if you die in the night.

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Sleep in a State of Wudu – hadith in Arabic with English translation, Sahih al-Bukhari 247

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