What is the ruling on sleeping in the mosque?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah bless you, we stated that passing wind is forbidden for one who is in the mosque.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What about the state of the one in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque), and also the state of the Companions when they used to sleep?
The Shaykh : That is a case of dire necessity. As for the one who sleeps, this is not returned to him, because it comes without his choice. But if he is awake... this is a pressing need, because something stronger has come upon him, which is the obligation to remain in the mosque. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What about the state of the one in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque), and also the state of the Companions when they used to sleep?
The Shaykh : That is a case of dire necessity. As for the one who sleeps, this is not returned to him, because it comes without his choice. But if he is awake... this is a pressing need, because something stronger has come upon him, which is the obligation to remain in the mosque. Yes.