Fatwa ID: 09097
Answered by Mufti Yusuf Badshah
Question:
Can somebody please share an article discussing the difference of opinion on what type of sleep breaks or invalidates wudu (ablution)? Specifically, I’m looking for information on the opinion that as long as one’s posterior remains on the ground, their wudu does not break, even if they lean against something. What is the position of the Author of Hidaya in this matter, his position seems contradictory?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
The opinion of the Hanafi Madhab in this regard is that one’s Wudhu will not break if they sleep in a position in which they maintain control over their posterior, such as sitting upright [1], even if they are leaning on an object such that they would fall if it were removed [2].
As for the statement found in Hidayah, this is based on the assertion that leaning generally relaxes the body and thus removes one’s control over their posterior [3]. However, the opinion in Raddul Muhtar is the more relied-upon one.
Only Allah ﷻ knows best.
Written by Mufti Yusuf Badshah
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
References:
[1]
(وَ) يَنْقُضُهُ حُكْمًا (نَوْمٌ يُزِيلُ مُسْكَتَهُ) أَيْ قُوَّتَهُ الْمَاسِكَةَ بِحَيْثُ تَزُولُ مَقْعَدَتُهُ مِنْ الْأَرْضِ، وَهُوَ النَّوْمُ عَلَى أَحَدِ جَنْبَيْهِ أَوْ وِرْكَيْهِ أَوْ قَفَاهُ أَوْ وَجْهِهِ (وَإِلَّا) يُزِلْ مُسْكَتَهُ (لَا) يُزِلْ مُسْكَتَهُ (لَا) يَنْقُضُ وَإِنْ تَعَمَّدَهُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ أَوْ غَيْرِهَا عَلَى الْمُخْتَارِ كَالنَّوْمِ قَاعِدًا
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 1, pg. 141, Darul Fikr
[2]
وَلَوْ مُسْتَنِدًا إلَى مَا لَوْ أُزِيلَ لَسَقَطَ عَلَى الْمَذْهَبِ
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 1, pg. 141, Darul Fikr
[3]
والنوم مضطجعا أو متكئا أو مستندا إلى شيء لو أزيل عنه لسقط، لأن الاضطجاع سبب لاسترخاء المفاصل فلا يعرى عن خروج شيء عادة والثابت عادة كالمتيقن به
Binayah Sharhul Hidayah, vol. 1, pg. 278-279, Darul Kutubul Ilmiyyah