What is the ruling on sleeping on one's stomach in a situation where one does not fall asleep except in this position?
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The questioner : The question asks: Some people do not fall asleep except on their stomachs. What is the ruling on lying on one's stomach in this situation?
The Shaykh : It is a sleep that Allah does not like. It is not permissible to intentionally do so. Rather, one should engage in exercise, meaning that exercise is always the opposite of a person's rest. This is better: one should exercise and force oneself to follow the Sunnah by lying on the right side, then turning to the right and left. There is no harm in that. But to sleep on one's stomach while knowing that it is a sleep that Allah dislikes and does not like, this is not permissible at all.
The questioner : Sleeping or lying on one's stomach?
The Shaykh : Both of them.
The Shaykh : It is a sleep that Allah does not like. It is not permissible to intentionally do so. Rather, one should engage in exercise, meaning that exercise is always the opposite of a person's rest. This is better: one should exercise and force oneself to follow the Sunnah by lying on the right side, then turning to the right and left. There is no harm in that. But to sleep on one's stomach while knowing that it is a sleep that Allah dislikes and does not like, this is not permissible at all.
The questioner : Sleeping or lying on one's stomach?
The Shaykh : Both of them.