Breaking the Ablution by Sleep
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Question:
We are concluding this session, Honorable Shaykh, with a question from one of the brothers. He says: Honorable Shaykh, I seek your guidance on the matter of a person who has performed ablution and then falls into a light or long sleep. Does he have to repeat the ablution?
Answer:
If he sleeps while sitting, not leaning on anything, then this does not break the ablution. This is because the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to wait for him during the night prayer until their heads would nod from drowsiness. They would then stand up and pray with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he did not order them to perform ablution. However, if the sleep is of a person who is lying down or leaning on something, then it breaks the ablution, whether it is little or much, because a person does not have control over himself in that state. Yes.
We are concluding this session, Honorable Shaykh, with a question from one of the brothers. He says: Honorable Shaykh, I seek your guidance on the matter of a person who has performed ablution and then falls into a light or long sleep. Does he have to repeat the ablution?
Answer:
If he sleeps while sitting, not leaning on anything, then this does not break the ablution. This is because the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to wait for him during the night prayer until their heads would nod from drowsiness. They would then stand up and pray with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he did not order them to perform ablution. However, if the sleep is of a person who is lying down or leaning on something, then it breaks the ablution, whether it is little or much, because a person does not have control over himself in that state. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/001 — archive.org (17:13)
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