The Ruling on Drowsiness While Waiting for Prayer
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Question:
The questioner says: The imam of the mosque arrives early and sits on the minbar in the second row, and drowsiness overtakes him, Honorable Shaykh, before the iqamah. Does the drowsiness have any effect?
Answer:
If he is sitting and not leaning against the wall, and is in control of himself, then the drowsiness does not affect him. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to wait for the prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) until their heads would nod from drowsiness, then they would stand up and pray with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). However, if a person is leaning on something and drowsiness overtakes him, his wudu' is invalidated; because he is not aware of his state, his wudu' may have been invalidated and he did not realize it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner says: The imam of the mosque arrives early and sits on the minbar in the second row, and drowsiness overtakes him, Honorable Shaykh, before the iqamah. Does the drowsiness have any effect?
Answer:
If he is sitting and not leaning against the wall, and is in control of himself, then the drowsiness does not affect him. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to wait for the prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) until their heads would nod from drowsiness, then they would stand up and pray with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). However, if a person is leaning on something and drowsiness overtakes him, his wudu' is invalidated; because he is not aware of his state, his wudu' may have been invalidated and he did not realize it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/081 — archive.org (11:02)
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