My children sleep heavily and it is exhausting to wake them for the Fajr prayer, and my husband does not help me. What is the advice given the situation as described?

Question:
May Allah reward you. This sister, Umm Abdullah, says: My children are of adolescent age, and their sleep is heavy, O Shaykh Salih. I am unable to wake them for the Fajr prayer, and I sit with them for hours. Should I go and leave them, even though the father does not help me with them?

Answer:
It is obligatory for the father to take care of this and to help in waking his children, and do not leave them, even if their sleep is heavy. Perhaps they do not sleep until the end of the night; this is a mistake. They must take their share of sleep during the night so that they wake up energetic for the Fajr prayer. They should count this as a reward for the Fajr prayer by sleeping early and taking their share of rest. Also, they should accustom themselves to rising for the night prayer, then the Fajr prayer. If they do not rise for the night prayer, then at least for the Fajr prayer. Do not despair of waking them, and do not get tired of it. They need patience, . This requires patience, and do not leave them ever, because if you leave them, they will become accustomed to this. But if you persist in waking them, they will become accustomed to waking up and will take care of this. Yes.