Sleeping while sitting in the mosque and the invalidation of one’s ablution
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, sometimes a person sits next to me in the mosque and sleeps for a quarter of an hour or a third of an hour. Does his ablution become invalid because of that? And should I order him to perform ablution?
Answer:
If he is lying down or leaning on something, his ablution becomes invalid with much sleep. But if he is sitting and supporting himself, his ablution does not become invalid. This is because the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) used to wait for the prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) until their heads would nod from drowsiness, and they would stand up or pray without performing ablution. This will come up in the chapter, if Allah wills. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, sometimes a person sits next to me in the mosque and sleeps for a quarter of an hour or a third of an hour. Does his ablution become invalid because of that? And should I order him to perform ablution?
Answer:
If he is lying down or leaning on something, his ablution becomes invalid with much sleep. But if he is sitting and supporting himself, his ablution does not become invalid. This is because the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) used to wait for the prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) until their heads would nod from drowsiness, and they would stand up or pray without performing ablution. This will come up in the chapter, if Allah wills. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب اشتراط الطهارة قبل اللبس — islamhouse.com (1:05:11)
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