The ruling on sleeping in mosques and on one's stomach
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Question:
We ask our brother, the Honorable Dr. Salih. He says: We notice that many people, in the evening, if you observe, some of them sleep on their stomachs. This is a posture that is not desirable. What is your guidance? And so on, every time.
Answer:
Sleeping in the mosques is permissible in principle, and there is nothing wrong with it, provided that sleeping in the mosque does not result in harm to the mosque or soiling of the mosque. As for sleeping on the stomach, it is disliked, as the questioner mentioned, whether in the mosque or elsewhere. The recommended practice is for a person to sleep on his right side. This is what is recommended. May Allah reward you with good.
We ask our brother, the Honorable Dr. Salih. He says: We notice that many people, in the evening, if you observe, some of them sleep on their stomachs. This is a posture that is not desirable. What is your guidance? And so on, every time.
Answer:
Sleeping in the mosques is permissible in principle, and there is nothing wrong with it, provided that sleeping in the mosque does not result in harm to the mosque or soiling of the mosque. As for sleeping on the stomach, it is disliked, as the questioner mentioned, whether in the mosque or elsewhere. The recommended practice is for a person to sleep on his right side. This is what is recommended. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 115 من المجموعة الأولى للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (11:49)
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