Does sleep and drowsiness invalidate the ablution?
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The Shaykh : Do you know what drowsiness is?
The questioner : Okay, if we understand the intended meaning, it is like when I am sitting, for example, I close my eyes and doze off for a little while, and...
The Shaykh : You did not add anything to your statement that it is drowsiness.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So what is drowsiness? Drowsiness is when a person remains unaware of what is happening in the gathering, in the idle talk, in the voices. He continues to hear the voices but does not understand what is being said because he is drowsy. But if he loses consciousness and no longer hears anything, then he is sleeping.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So the first one does not invalidate the ablution, but the second one does.
The questioner : Okay, if we understand the intended meaning, it is like when I am sitting, for example, I close my eyes and doze off for a little while, and...
The Shaykh : You did not add anything to your statement that it is drowsiness.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So what is drowsiness? Drowsiness is when a person remains unaware of what is happening in the gathering, in the idle talk, in the voices. He continues to hear the voices but does not understand what is being said because he is drowsy. But if he loses consciousness and no longer hears anything, then he is sleeping.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So the first one does not invalidate the ablution, but the second one does.
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