Does he mean that he slept through the voluntary prayers, such as the night prayer, and through memorizing the Qur'an, or what?
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It is mentioned regarding the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in a hadith that he passed by a group of people being punished, among them a man who was splitting his head, and it was said to him: He slept through the Qur'an and slept through the prayer. Does he mean that he slept through the voluntary prayers, such as the night prayer, and through memorizing the Qur'an, or what?
The intended meaning is the obligatory prayers; because a person is not punished for leaving the voluntary prayers. As for him sleeping through the Qur'an,Meaning: he slept through what he was obligated to learn from the Qur'an, so this hadith is to be understood as referring to the obligatory. As for what was voluntary, a person has the choice in it.
The intended meaning is the obligatory prayers; because a person is not punished for leaving the voluntary prayers. As for him sleeping through the Qur'an,Meaning: he slept through what he was obligated to learn from the Qur'an, so this hadith is to be understood as referring to the obligatory. As for what was voluntary, a person has the choice in it.