The hadith of the one whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by while he was being tormented, striking his head, and it was said to him that he slept through the Qur'an and the prayer; is the intended meaning that he slept through
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : O Shaykh, it was mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith passed by a group of people who were being tormented, and among them he asked about a man who was striking his head, and it was said to him: He slept through the Qur'an and slept through the prayer. Does this mean that he slept through the Qur'an, meaning standing in prayer or following it?
The Shaykh : The intended meaning is the obligatory acts. He slept through the prayer, meaning the obligatory prayers, because the voluntary prayers are voluntary, and a person is not tormented for leaving them. As for sleeping through the Qur'an, it means he slept through what he was obligated to learn from the Qur'an. This hadith is to be understood as referring to the obligatory, whereas what is voluntary, a person has the choice.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : O Shaykh, it was mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith passed by a group of people who were being tormented, and among them he asked about a man who was striking his head, and it was said to him: He slept through the Qur'an and slept through the prayer. Does this mean that he slept through the Qur'an, meaning standing in prayer or following it?
The Shaykh : The intended meaning is the obligatory acts. He slept through the prayer, meaning the obligatory prayers, because the voluntary prayers are voluntary, and a person is not tormented for leaving them. As for sleeping through the Qur'an, it means he slept through what he was obligated to learn from the Qur'an. This hadith is to be understood as referring to the obligatory, whereas what is voluntary, a person has the choice.