The Ruling on the Midday Nap
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the midday nap a recommended practice (sunnah)?
Answer:
If the intention behind it is to help with standing in night prayer, then it is a recommended practice (sunnah). If the intention of the midday nap is to use it to help with standing in night prayer, then it is a recommended practice (sunnah), because it is sought for the sake of worship, to assist in worship. And what is permissible, if intended to assist in worship, becomes an act of worship. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the midday nap a recommended practice (sunnah)?
Answer:
If the intention behind it is to help with standing in night prayer, then it is a recommended practice (sunnah). If the intention of the midday nap is to use it to help with standing in night prayer, then it is a recommended practice (sunnah), because it is sought for the sake of worship, to assist in worship. And what is permissible, if intended to assist in worship, becomes an act of worship. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [6] — alfawzan.live (57:00)
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