وَمَنِ اجْتَازَ بِعَرَفَةَ وَهُوَ نَائِمٌ أَوْ مُغْمًى عَلَيْهِ أَوْ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّهَا عَرَفَةُ أَجْزَأَهُ ذَلِكَ عَنِ الْوُقُوفِ
Translation: Whoever passes through Arafat while asleep, unconscious, or unaware that the place is Arafat, this suffices for the standing.
The rule concerns actual presence inside Arafat during the valid time, not imagining oneself there or merely intending to be there from a different location.
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Book of Hajj: Omitted Arrival Tawaf, Arafat Standing and Women’s Rites
وَمَنِ اجْتَازَ بِعَرَفَةَ وَهُوَ نَائِمٌ أَوْ مُغْمًى عَلَيْهِ أَوْ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّهَا عَرَفَةُ أَجْزَأَهُ ذَلِكَ عَنِ الْوُقُوفِ
Translation: Whoever passes through Arafat while asleep, unconscious, or unaware that the place is Arafat, this suffices for the standing.
The rule concerns actual presence inside Arafat during the valid time, not imagining oneself there or merely intending to be there from a different location.