Sleep: Is it a nullifier or a place where ritual impurity is likely to occur
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Question:
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence the Shaykh. Is sleep an invalidator, or is it a place where the state of ritual impurity is likely to occur?
Answer:
Sleep is a place where the state of ritual impurity is likely to occur, just as if one’s consciousness or mind were to leave him, such as if he were struck by insanity or intoxication; the ablution is invalidated because it is a place where the discharge of impurities is likely to occur without one being aware. So if his mind leaves him due to sleep, intoxication, or another ailment, his ablution is invalid. Yes.
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence the Shaykh. Is sleep an invalidator, or is it a place where the state of ritual impurity is likely to occur?
Answer:
Sleep is a place where the state of ritual impurity is likely to occur, just as if one’s consciousness or mind were to leave him, such as if he were struck by insanity or intoxication; the ablution is invalidated because it is a place where the discharge of impurities is likely to occur without one being aware. So if his mind leaves him due to sleep, intoxication, or another ailment, his ablution is invalid. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من أبواب نواقض الوضوء — islamhouse.com (9:43)
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