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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What are the means that help a Muslim wake up for the Fajr prayer feeling energetic and happy?

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Question:
What are the means that help a Muslim wake up for the Fajr prayer feeling energetic and happy?

Answer:
The means are very numerous. The most important and greatest of them is that a person resolves to do so. When a person intends and resolves to wake up, Allah helps him and wakes him up. If a person intends to wake up for a matter of this world or a task of this world, he will wake up, because he intended it, resolved to it, and took it seriously. This is one of the greatest means: for a person to resolve to get up for the Fajr prayer and to intend that when he goes to sleep.
Second, sleeping early. Many people in this age are afflicted with staying up late, and staying up late undoubtedly weakens one for the Fajr prayer or leads to sleeping through it. When a person stays up late, it results in him being sluggish for the Fajr prayer. Either he gets up for it feeling lazy, or he sleeps and never gets up at all. This is due to staying up late. Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked sleeping before the 'Isha' prayer and disliked talking after it, because he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to sleep early in order to get up in the last part of the night to perform tahajjud and pray the Fajr. Staying up late in the early part of the night weakens a person in the last part of the night. So, among the preparations for the Fajr prayer is for a person to sleep early to get his share of rest. Among the means to wake up for the Fajr prayer is for a person to instruct those around him, such as his family or neighbors, to wake him up for the Fajr prayer, or to set an alarm clock, for example, one with a bell that rings at the specific time he wants. The clock is also one of the greatest things that helps with the Fajr prayer. In summary, if a Muslim takes his religious knowledge seriously, Allah will help him and make it easy for him. May Allah reward you with good.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ماهي الوسائل المعينة للمسلم حتى يستيقظ لصلاة الفجر وهو نشط مسرور؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com

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