Advice for those who are negligent in the Fajr prayer

Question : The last question is: What is your advice for the one who abandons the Fajr prayer, given that many are negligent regarding this great prayer?

Answer : My advice to the one who is negligent in the Fajr prayer or any other prayer is to fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and to know that the prayer is the pillar of Islam, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. He should know that there is no religion for one who has no prayer, and that the prayer forbids immorality and wrongdoing. The more a person establishes it in the manner required of him, the more he will have a dislike for immorality and wrongdoing in his heart, because the prayer forbids immorality and wrongdoing. Tell him that if he is negligent in the Fajr prayer, he has a resemblance to the hypocrites, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) . However, people in our current era are afflicted with something that prevents them from praying Fajr, which is staying up late. You find a person staying up in such nights until twelve or one o’clock, even though the night is short. Then, when he sleeps, he is unable to get up. This is a great error. If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked sleeping before the 'Isha' prayer and talking after it, what about those who stay awake until midnight or later? Perhaps their staying up is for something that is not beneficial, and perhaps it is for something that is harmful. My advice to these people is to sleep early so that they wake up with energy and pray the Fajr prayer with the Muslims.