Working until 12 at night and unable to get up for the Fajr prayer; what is the advice given the situation described?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. He says: I work in one of the commercial establishments from sunrise until twelve at night, and I pray all the obligatory prayers in congregation in the mosque, except for the Fajr prayer, for I am unable to get up for the Fajr prayer. How do you advise me? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is necessary to pray Fajr along with all the other obligatory prayers, so try to pray Fajr in congregation and then sleep afterwards. As for continuing to sleep through the Fajr prayer, this is not permissible for you. And if you stay up all night and then sleep at the end of the night and are unable to get up for the Fajr prayer, you have erred in this.
It is obligatory for you to sleep before Fajr for a duration that enables you to get up for the Fajr prayer, for the obligatory prayers must be accounted for, and you must not neglect them or prioritize worldly work over them. The outcome is that you must pray Fajr in congregation, and work on the means that enable you to do so. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. He says: I work in one of the commercial establishments from sunrise until twelve at night, and I pray all the obligatory prayers in congregation in the mosque, except for the Fajr prayer, for I am unable to get up for the Fajr prayer. How do you advise me? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is necessary to pray Fajr along with all the other obligatory prayers, so try to pray Fajr in congregation and then sleep afterwards. As for continuing to sleep through the Fajr prayer, this is not permissible for you. And if you stay up all night and then sleep at the end of the night and are unable to get up for the Fajr prayer, you have erred in this.
It is obligatory for you to sleep before Fajr for a duration that enables you to get up for the Fajr prayer, for the obligatory prayers must be accounted for, and you must not neglect them or prioritize worldly work over them. The outcome is that you must pray Fajr in congregation, and work on the means that enable you to do so. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، دوامه إلى الساعة 12 ليلا ولا يستطيع قيام صلاة الفجر، ما النصيحة والحال ما ذكر؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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