Is the sleep of the fasting person an act of worship?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, some people say that the sleep of the fasting person is an act of worship. Is this statement correct in its entirety?

Answer:
Not in an absolute sense. Rather, it refers to sleep that does not cause a person to neglect the obligatory prayer at its proper time with the congregation. It is sleep that does not prevent him from maintaining the prayers at their times with the congregation. If he intends by the sleep the appropriate time to rest so that he is strengthened for fasting, then it is an act of worship.
And he intends to use it to help him continue fasting. In that case, the sleep becomes an act of worship, because he seeks through it strength for worship, and it is a means. A means takes the ruling of its end.
So the criterion is intentions and purposes. This applies to whom? To the one who does not neglect his prayers. If he sleeps most of the day and says, "I am fasting," the fasting person does not waste the prayers. The prayers are more emphasized than fasting, so he should reflect on this.
And the time is ample, praise be to Allah. He should allocate time for each thing and not let some matters crowd out others until the virtues are lost to him and the opportunities are lost. Yes.