The ruling on giving charity for delaying the prayer due to sleep
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
One of the sisters has three questions. In her first question, she says: I set the alarm for the prayer, but sometimes it does not ring, and sometimes I am sleeping deeply, so I miss the prayer. Is it permissible for me to give charity for that time, and to make it a habit that whenever I delay the prayer, I give charity?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. First, if this is due to sleep, there is no blame on you. Allah the Exalted forgives if this is due to sleep that overcame you. If you intended to get up but sleep overcame you, then this has no effect; you pray when you wake up. Yes. And if she fasts or gives charity, it has no basis. It has no basis. Yes.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
One of the sisters has three questions. In her first question, she says: I set the alarm for the prayer, but sometimes it does not ring, and sometimes I am sleeping deeply, so I miss the prayer. Is it permissible for me to give charity for that time, and to make it a habit that whenever I delay the prayer, I give charity?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. First, if this is due to sleep, there is no blame on you. Allah the Exalted forgives if this is due to sleep that overcame you. If you intended to get up but sleep overcame you, then this has no effect; you pray when you wake up. Yes. And if she fasts or gives charity, it has no basis. It has no basis. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7510 — youtube.com (0:52)
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