Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
My question is from Taleemul Haq…. It says: “If males fall asleep in the position of sajdah, but do not topple over, wudu is not broken. However, if FEMALES fall asleep in the position of sajdah, wudu WILL break” her student asked why one and not the other?
Assalamu alaikum,
The condition for not breaking wudu in prostration is for their sujud to be according to the sunna for men (forehands off the ground, away from the body, stomach away from the thighs), as mentioned in Radd al-Muhtar, because it being so is a sign that one has effective control over one’s muscles and that they haven’t relaxed (which is what leads to gas coming out in sleep). This does not apply, of course, if women prostrate in the way that is recommended for them, with forehands on the ground and body bunched-up.
Wassalam,
Faraz Rabbani