Bathing
however, is preferable to any of the above-mentioned possibilities as is
clear in the hadith of `Abullaah ibn Qais who
said: "I asked 'Ai'ishah :
"What did the Prophet do
when in a state of janaba? Did he bathe before sleeping or sleep before
bathing?" She answered: "He did all of those things. Sometimes
he bathe and then slept. And sometimes he performed wudhuu' and then slept."
I said: "Praise be to Allah who made things flexible.""[Muslim,
Ahmad and Abu `Auwaana].
who
said: "I asked 'Ai'ishah 
:
"What did the Prophet 
do
when in a state of janaba? Did he bathe before sleeping or sleep before
bathing?" She answered: "He did all of those things. Sometimes
he bathe and then slept. And sometimes he performed wudhuu' and then slept."
I said: "Praise be to Allah who made things flexible.""[Muslim,
Ahmad and Abu `Auwaana].