The evidence that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) slept with his eyes but not his heart
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the evidence that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) slept with his eyes but not his heart? And does his sleep invalidate his ablution?
Answer:
Yes, the evidence is that he (peace and blessings be upon him), when he finished standing in night prayer and the witr, would lie down, and sometimes he would sleep and shake, then he would get up and pray the Fajr prayer without performing ablution. He was asked about that, and he said, “My eyes sleep,” or Aisha asked him, as I think, and he said, “My eyes sleep, but my heart does not sleep.” Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the evidence that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) slept with his eyes but not his heart? And does his sleep invalidate his ablution?
Answer:
Yes, the evidence is that he (peace and blessings be upon him), when he finished standing in night prayer and the witr, would lie down, and sometimes he would sleep and shake, then he would get up and pray the Fajr prayer without performing ablution. He was asked about that, and he said, “My eyes sleep,” or Aisha asked him, as I think, and he said, “My eyes sleep, but my heart does not sleep.” Yes.
Source
الدليل على أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم تنام عيناه ولا ينام قلبه — alfawzan.live
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