Is it permissible to make a supplication saying, "By the right of the angels of the Merciful, wake me up at the Fajr adhan so that I can pray in congregation?"
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Question:
When I go to sleep, I make a supplication and say, "By the right of the angels of the Merciful, wake me from my sleep at the Fajr adhan so that I can pray in congregation in the mosque." Is there any sin on me for doing this? And is there another means that you see for me? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is no doubt that paying attention to rising for the Fajr prayer is an obligatory matter. It is obligatory for the Muslim to wake up to perform the Fajr prayer, to employ the means that will wake him, and to exert effort in that regard. As for what the questioner mentioned, that he says, "By the right of the angels of the Merciful, wake me for the Fajr prayer," this is not permissible. Seeking intercession by the right of a created being is not permissible, and seeking nearness to Allah through the right of a created being is not permissible, because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, commanded that He alone be supplicated to, without seeking nearness through the right of a created being, or the status of a created being, or the person of a created being. The questioner is required to do what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prescribed for the Muslim in the remembrances at the time of sleep. Among the greatest of these is reciting the Verse of the Throne. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us that whoever recites it in the night, a guardian from Allah will remain over him, and Satan will not approach him until he becomes morning. He should also recite the two chapters of protection (al-Mu'awwidhatayn), and recite whatever is easy for him of the supplications reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this, "In Your name, O my Lord, I have placed my body. If You take my soul, have mercy on it, and if You release it, protect it as You protect Your righteous servants." These are the prescribed supplications that are said at the time of sleep, along with a sincere determination to rise for the Fajr prayer, and employing permissible means, such as sending one of his brothers who is awake or sleeping in the house of those around him, or setting an alarm clock to wake him for the Fajr prayer? Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
When I go to sleep, I make a supplication and say, "By the right of the angels of the Merciful, wake me from my sleep at the Fajr adhan so that I can pray in congregation in the mosque." Is there any sin on me for doing this? And is there another means that you see for me? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is no doubt that paying attention to rising for the Fajr prayer is an obligatory matter. It is obligatory for the Muslim to wake up to perform the Fajr prayer, to employ the means that will wake him, and to exert effort in that regard. As for what the questioner mentioned, that he says, "By the right of the angels of the Merciful, wake me for the Fajr prayer," this is not permissible. Seeking intercession by the right of a created being is not permissible, and seeking nearness to Allah through the right of a created being is not permissible, because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, commanded that He alone be supplicated to, without seeking nearness through the right of a created being, or the status of a created being, or the person of a created being. The questioner is required to do what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prescribed for the Muslim in the remembrances at the time of sleep. Among the greatest of these is reciting the Verse of the Throne. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us that whoever recites it in the night, a guardian from Allah will remain over him, and Satan will not approach him until he becomes morning. He should also recite the two chapters of protection (al-Mu'awwidhatayn), and recite whatever is easy for him of the supplications reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this,
Such as saying: "O Allah, I have placed my body to You, and I have submitted my soul to You, and I have turned my face to You, in hope and fear of You. There is no safety and no refuge from You except in You. O Allah, I have believed in Your Book which You revealed, and in Your Prophet whom You sent."
مثل قوله اللهم إني وضعت ذنبي إليك، وأسلمت نفسي إليك، ووجهت وجهي إليك، رغبة ورهبة إليك، لا نجا ولا منجا منك إلا إليك، اللهم آمنت بكتابك الذي أنزلت، وبنبيك الذي أرسلت،
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز الدعاء بقول بحق ملائكة الرحمن أن يصحوني عند أذان الفجر لأتمكن من الصلاة جماعة؟ الشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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