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Summary
Nu'as, in the lexicon, is the first of sleep or light sleep: the senses weaken without being lost, and a sign of it is hearing what is said nearby. 1 Sleep is a domination of the mind through the loss of the senses; drowsiness is a weakening of them; fainting is an ailment that disables the perceiving and moving faculties. 1 2
Rulings on drowsiness
Effect on ablution: most jurists hold that drowsiness does not break it, and recommend renewing it. The Hanafis separate heavy drowsiness, which breaks ablution, from light drowsiness, which does not. 2 Drowsiness in the mosque on Friday: most jurists recommend moving from the place; some Shafi'is dislike remaining seated while drowsy. 2
Where sleep is treated
Sleep is treated in its own entry, since most of the rules on sleep and ablution are discussed there. 2
People and things also explored
The ruling on one who abandons prayer· Ada' (performance of an obligation within its time)· Adhan (the call to prayer: its ruling, wording, conditions, recommended features and the muezzin)· Bone (adhm): purity, use and retaliation· The adornment of desires and the goods of this world· The people of the bench (ahl al-suffa)· The earth made a place of prayer and purity· Spending in the way of God (infaq)
Sources
- al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.15795
- al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.15796
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islam.museum contributors. “Nu'as (drowsiness)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/nuas/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.