Sleeping on the left side after the right
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is sleeping on the left side contrary to the Sunnah? I perform wudu before sleeping, recite the adhkar, and sleep on my right side, but then I turn over to my left side. Is this contrary to the Sunnah?
Answer:
I mean, it is not obligatory that you remain on your side all night. When you first fall asleep, you do not know where you will end up; you do not know whether you will be on your side, on your back, or wherever you end up, because it is unusual. The point is that when you first begin to sleep, you should be on your right side. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is sleeping on the left side contrary to the Sunnah? I perform wudu before sleeping, recite the adhkar, and sleep on my right side, but then I turn over to my left side. Is this contrary to the Sunnah?
Answer:
I mean, it is not obligatory that you remain on your side all night. When you first fall asleep, you do not know where you will end up; you do not know whether you will be on your side, on your back, or wherever you end up, because it is unusual. The point is that when you first begin to sleep, you should be on your right side. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب موجبات الغسل — islamhouse.com (58:57)
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