The ruling on deep sleep invalidating the ablution

Question:
We conclude this episode with this question from the listener Abdullah from Riyadh. He says: I sometimes see some of the pilgrims and those performing 'Umrah, while they are in the Haram, sleeping before the midday or afternoon prayer, for example. Then they are woken up for the prayer, and they stand to pray without performing wudu'. Likewise, some women do this. What is the ruling on that?

Answer:
The correct view is that deep sleep invalidates the wudu', based on the hadith of Safwan ibn 'Uasal, who said: "We were commanded not to remove our leather socks except for urination, defecation, or sleep." He mentioned sleep alongside urination and defecation, which indicates that it is a nullifier of wudu'. And in the hadith: Because the sleeper is not aware of his own state and does not control himself, so it is a place where wind may exit from him, and he is not aware of it. Yes.