Light Sleep and Prayer While Struggling with the Two Excretions
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The questioner:
And the Shaykh’s house, which you can access, he would wake up while standing; he would stand for a while.
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling?
The questioner:
To the Islamic meeting.
The Shaykh:
He was praying.
The questioner:
About his ablution after he had relieved himself a little from sleep in the car, and he was ready.
The Shaykh:
What harm is there? Light sleep while sitting does no harm, whether in the car or on the ground; light sleep does no harm. As mentioned, the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to wait for the 'Isha' prayer until their heads would nod from drowsiness, and they would stand up and pray without performing ablution. Light sleep while sitting does no harm, and few are free from this. Yes.
The questioner:
Or prayer without anything else, denial of the application or otherwise, so that you hear that the prayer has been called for in this reality.
The Shaykh:
This is another matter. If a person is straining to urinate or holding in wind, or struggling with a bowel movement, then prayer is prohibited in this state. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited prayer while one is struggling with one of the two excretions, urine or feces. If a person needs to break his ablution, even if he has not broken it, and it is difficult for him to pray in that state, then it is disliked for him to pray while in this condition. If he does pray, his prayer is valid, but with the dislike, so that he enters prayer at ease. If he enters while preoccupied with the urine, feces, or wind within him, this removes khushu' (humility) from him and distracts him from his prayer. Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited entering prayer while in this state, because this conflicts with the khushu' in prayer, the tranquility in prayer, whether this state is from urine, feces, or wind. Yes.
Or even if supper arrives and his soul desires this supper, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited prayer, saying because of it, so that a person enters prayer with a mind free from preoccupation. Yes.
And the Shaykh’s house, which you can access, he would wake up while standing; he would stand for a while.
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling?
The questioner:
To the Islamic meeting.
The Shaykh:
He was praying.
The questioner:
About his ablution after he had relieved himself a little from sleep in the car, and he was ready.
The Shaykh:
What harm is there? Light sleep while sitting does no harm, whether in the car or on the ground; light sleep does no harm. As mentioned, the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to wait for the 'Isha' prayer until their heads would nod from drowsiness, and they would stand up and pray without performing ablution. Light sleep while sitting does no harm, and few are free from this. Yes.
The questioner:
Or prayer without anything else, denial of the application or otherwise, so that you hear that the prayer has been called for in this reality.
The Shaykh:
This is another matter. If a person is straining to urinate or holding in wind, or struggling with a bowel movement, then prayer is prohibited in this state. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited prayer while one is struggling with one of the two excretions, urine or feces. If a person needs to break his ablution, even if he has not broken it, and it is difficult for him to pray in that state, then it is disliked for him to pray while in this condition. If he does pray, his prayer is valid, but with the dislike, so that he enters prayer at ease. If he enters while preoccupied with the urine, feces, or wind within him, this removes khushu' (humility) from him and distracts him from his prayer. Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited entering prayer while in this state, because this conflicts with the khushu' in prayer, the tranquility in prayer, whether this state is from urine, feces, or wind. Yes.
Or even if supper arrives and his soul desires this supper, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited prayer, saying
When supper arrives, begin with it
إذا حضر العشاء فابدؤوا
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب نواقض الوضوء - 1 — islamhouse.com (58:09)
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