Light Sleep and the Criterion for Sleep That Invalidates the Ablution
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The questioner:
The first one, which is light sleep, what is its ruling, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
It is excused, just as Ibn al-‘Abbas was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dozing until his ear would dip, and just as the Companions would wait and doze while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was praying with them.
The questioner:
Is there a criterion for that, Your Eminence the Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
The criterion is the loss of consciousness. If a person knows from himself that his consciousness has left him and he no longer has any sensation, his ablution is invalidated. However, as long as he believes it is just dozing and a throbbing of the head, and his consciousness has not left him, but he is aware of the people around him, such as the reciters and others, his prayer is valid.
The first one, which is light sleep, what is its ruling, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
It is excused, just as Ibn al-‘Abbas was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dozing until his ear would dip, and just as the Companions would wait and doze while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was praying with them.
The questioner:
Is there a criterion for that, Your Eminence the Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
The criterion is the loss of consciousness. If a person knows from himself that his consciousness has left him and he no longer has any sensation, his ablution is invalidated. However, as long as he believes it is just dozing and a throbbing of the head, and his consciousness has not left him, but he is aware of the people around him, such as the reciters and others, his prayer is valid.
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