What is the authenticity of the hadith: (When a servant sleeps in his prayer, Allah boasts to His angels, saying: My servant, his soul is with Me and his body is prostrating before Me)?
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The Shaykh : The hadith: Is this hadith authentic?
Answer: This is a weak hadith. Otherwise, is there an authentic hadith with this meaning, and does a person’s prayer become invalid if he falls into deep sleep during the prayer? There is no hadith with this meaning. The prayer of one who sleeps in his prayer is invalid. In fact, if he sleeps outside of prayer, his ablution is broken, due to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Mishkat al-Masabih 315, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . This is sufficient, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
When a servant sleeps in his prayer, Allah boasts to His angels, saying: My servant, his soul is with Me and his body is prostrating before Me
إذا نام العبد في صلاته باهى الله ملائكته ، يقول عبدي روحه عندي وجسده ساجد بين يديAnswer: This is a weak hadith. Otherwise, is there an authentic hadith with this meaning, and does a person’s prayer become invalid if he falls into deep sleep during the prayer? There is no hadith with this meaning. The prayer of one who sleeps in his prayer is invalid. In fact, if he sleeps outside of prayer, his ablution is broken, due to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
The eyes are the leather strap of the anus, and when the eye sleeps the leather strap is loosened
العينان وكاء السَّه ، فإذا نامت العينان انطلق الوكاءWhoever sleeps, let him perform ablution
مَن نام فليتوضَّأ
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