One who cannot sleep unless he covers his head: does he have to pay a fidyah?
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The questioner : A man wants to sleep, but sleep does not come to him unless he covers his head. What should he do? Should he cover it?
The Shaykh : I mean, while he is in the state of ihram?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What do you say about this? He should try sitting under a tent, for example.
The questioner : Sleep does not come to him.
The Shaykh : Never.
The questioner : He falls into the second category.
The Shaykh : ... He falls into the second category, the one who needs to do what is prohibited? Yes, that is right.
The questioner : He covers his face.
The Shaykh : The problem is if he does not sleep. If it were just one night, we would say he should seek reward from Allah, but it might be more than one night.
The questioner : He should cover his head and cover his face. If he covers his head, it is as if he has covered it. If he covers it with something, it is as if he has covered it.
The Shaykh : What should he use to cover it? He should go and get a hat for this purpose.
The questioner : There are things available. In any case, he is allowed to do this, and he falls into the second category, as Brother Rashad said... You see, we do not allow anyone to ask twice.
The Shaykh : I mean, while he is in the state of ihram?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What do you say about this? He should try sitting under a tent, for example.
The questioner : Sleep does not come to him.
The Shaykh : Never.
The questioner : He falls into the second category.
The Shaykh : ... He falls into the second category, the one who needs to do what is prohibited? Yes, that is right.
The questioner : He covers his face.
The Shaykh : The problem is if he does not sleep. If it were just one night, we would say he should seek reward from Allah, but it might be more than one night.
The questioner : He should cover his head and cover his face. If he covers his head, it is as if he has covered it. If he covers it with something, it is as if he has covered it.
The Shaykh : What should he use to cover it? He should go and get a hat for this purpose.
The questioner : There are things available. In any case, he is allowed to do this, and he falls into the second category, as Brother Rashad said... You see, we do not allow anyone to ask twice.