Imām Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn (d. 1421 AH) said:
The scholars have differed concerning whether sleep itself is considered a nullifier of wuḍūʾ, or if it is the presumptive place for other nullifiers [while not being a nullifier itself]. The opinions are:
1. Sleep Nullifies Wuḍūʾ
Whether it be slight drowsiness or deep sleep, however the sleep has occurred [i.e., whether sitting or lying down]. The evidence of this is the ḥadīth of Ṣafwān: “The Messenger of Allāh (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used to order us when travelling to not remove our socks for three days and two nights except if we we…
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728 AH) said:
Al-Wāqidī said [after mentioning his chain of narrators]: Al-Mughīrah ibn Shuʿbah spoke concerning the excursion he took to Maqūqas1 with Banī Mālik.
[He mentioned] that, upon entering on him, he [Maqūqas] said to them: ‘How were you able to sneak away to me from your people when Muḥammad and his companions are between us and yourselves?’
They replied: ‘We stayed close to the sea and remained hidden from him.’
He said: ‘What is your position concerning that which he calls to?’
They replied: ‘Not a single man among us has followed him.’
He…
Imām Muḥammad ibn Ṣālih al-ʿUthaymīn (d. 1421 AH) said:
As for touching women with desire, it is considered the fifth invalidator of wuḍūʾ. In our saying ‘touching,’ we mean a man touching a woman when driven by sexual desire.
The phrase (touching) used here [by the Ḥanbalī madh`hab] appears general; not distinguishing between the young or old, sane or otherwise, or those who are free or in servitude to another.
They also have not explicitly stated that touching is referring only to the palm of the hand. Thus, according to them, touching is an encompassing term and may occur with any part…
