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If somebody falls asleep in sajdah does their wudhu break?

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Question

If somebody falls asleep in sajdah does their wudhu break?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

There are two possibilities to your query:

1) A man falls asleep in the sunnah position of Sajdah (his forehands are off the ground, away from the body and his stomach is away from his thighs).

In such a scenario his wudhu will remain intact, as the sunnah position he is holding suggests that he still has effective control over his muscles.

2) A female falls asleep in the position prescribed for women (her forehands on the ground and her thighs attached to her body).

In such a scenario her wudhu will be broken as the prescribed position results in the body to be relaxed which exposes the body to release wind.[i][i]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mohammed

Student Darul Iftaa

UK

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[ii][i]الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (1/ 141)

(قَوْلُهُ: وَسَاجِدًا) وَكَذَا قَائِمًا وَرَاكِعًا بِالْأَوْلَى، وَالْهَيْئَةُ الْمَسْنُونَةُ بِأَنْ يَكُونَ رَافِعًا بَطْنَهُ عَنْ فَخِذَيْهِ مُجَافِيًا عَضُدَيْهِ عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ كَمَا فِي الْبَحْرِ. قَالَ ط: وَظَاهِرُهُ أَنَّ الْمُرَادَ الْهَيْئَةُ الْمَسْنُونَةُ فِي حَقِّ الرَّجُلِ لَا الْمَرْأَةِ (قَوْلُهُ: وَلَوْ فِي غَيْرِ الصَّلَاةِ) مُبَالَغَةً عَلَى قَوْلِهِ عَلَى الْهَيْئَةِ الْمَسْنُونَةِ لَا عَلَى قَوْلِهِ وَسَاجِدًا

الفتاوى الهندية (1/ 12)

وَلَا يَنْقُضُ نَوْمُ الْقَائِمِ وَالْقَاعِدِ وَلَوْ فِي السَّرْجِ أَوْ الْمَحْمِلِ وَلَا الرَّاكِعِ وَلَا السَّاجِدِ مُطْلَقًا إنْ كَانَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَإِنْ كَانَ خَارِجَهَا فَكَذَلِكَ إلَّا فِي السُّجُودِ فَإِنَّهُ يُشْتَرَطُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَلَى الْهَيْئَةِ الْمَسْنُونَةِ لَهُ بِأَنْ يَكُونَ رَافِعًا بَطْنَهُ عَنْ فَخِذَيْهِ مُجَافِيًا عَضُدَيْهِ عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ وَإِنْ سَجَدَ عَلَى غَيْرِ هَذِهِ الْهَيْئَةِ انْتَقَضَ وُضُوءُهُ. كَذَا فِي الْبَحْرِ الرَّائِقِ ثُمَّ فِي ظَاهِرِ الرِّوَايَةِ لَا فَرْقَ بَيْنَ غَلَبَتِهِ وَتَعَمُّدِهِ وَعَنْ أَبِي يُوسُفَ النَّقْضُ فِي الثَّانِي وَالصَّحِيحُ مَا ذُكِرَ فِي ظَاهِرِ الرِّوَايَةِ. هَكَذَا فِي الْمُحِيطِ.

البحر الرائق شرح كنز الدقائق ومنحة الخالق وتكملة الطوري (1/ 39)

فَإِنَّهُ يُشْتَرَطُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَلَى الْهَيْئَةِ الْمَسْنُونَةِ لَهُ بِأَنْ يَكُونَ رَافِعًا بَطْنَهُ عَنْ فَخِذَيْهِ مُجَافِيًا عَضُدَيْهِ عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ، وَإِنْ سَجَدَ عَلَى غَيْرِ هَذِهِ الْهَيْئَةِ انْتَقَضَ وُضُوءُهُ؛ لِأَنَّ فِي الْوَجْهِ الْأَوَّلِ الِاسْتِمْسَاكَ بَاقٍ

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Mohammed
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