Lesson No 40

17. What type of nap or sleep does not break the ablution?

Ans. Sleeping in the standing position or without any support or in any position adopted in salat such as Sijdah or Qa'dah does not break the ablution.

17. Is there any one whose ablution does not break even by falling asleep?

Ans. Yes, ablution of the prophets of Allah does not break even if they fall asleep. This is their sole prerogative and privilege.

17. Does bursting into laughter break the ablution? If so, what is exactly bursting into laughter?

Ans. Bursting into laughter means laughing in such a way that it can be heard by others. The following are the necessary conditions for the invalidation of ablution in Salat on account of laughter.

1. The person concerned must be an adult, man or woman. (For the minor's laughter does not break his or her ablution);
2. The person concerned must be awake. If, however, a person falls asleep during Salat and then bursts into laughter his ablution will remain intact;
3. The Salat in which one has laughed must be a Salat requiring ruku' (bowing) or sujud, (prostration). Thus, if one laughs in a funeral prayer, the ablution will not break.

17. Does ablution get nullified if one sees by chance the part of any other person's body meant for hiding (Satr)?

Ans. No, ablution does not get nullified if one sees with or without intention the part of his own or another's body.

MORE ABOUT BATH

17. How many kinds of bath are there?

Ans. There are three kinds of bath: (1) Commanded (Fard); (2) Prophet's Precept Masnun; (3) Desirable (Mustahab).

17. How many categories of Bath are Fard?

Ans. They are six in number. These will be discussed elsewhere in the book.

17. Which baths are Masnun? Name them.

Ans. There are four of them, namely, (1) bath for Friday prayers; (2) bath for the prayers of the two 'Ids; (3) bath before putting on Ihram (cloth specially worn by Hajj pilgrims); and (4) bath before staying at 'Arafat.

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