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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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I do not wake up for the Fajr prayer even though I set an alarm; what is the ruling on my action?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I do not wake up for the Fajr prayer even though I set an alarm, so I do not pray it until after the sun has risen. What is the ruling on my action?

Answer:
This is a great danger, and you must work to take the necessary measures. Perhaps if you stay up late, if you sleep from the beginning of the night, it will be easier for you to get up at the end of the night, so sleep from the beginning of the night. Also, take precautions: ask someone to wake you up, ask someone to wake you up, set an alarm clock to wake you up, and so on.
If you have an appointment for work and you do not want to be given a fine, you do not sleep; you lift your head every little while and go to sleep, fearing that you will miss it. So why does the Fajr prayer not matter to you, and why do you sleep through it? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw people crushing their heads with stones; every time they were crushed, they returned to their original state. He asked about them, and it was said: These are the ones whose heads are heavy for the Fajr prayer. We ask Allah for safety.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1933- 4717] أنا لا أصحو لصلاة الفجر مع أني أضع المنبه فما حكم فعلي؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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