The Time of the Midday Nap
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The questioner:
He says, may Allah preserve you: When is this nap? Is it before the midday prayer or after it?
The Shaykh:
The time for the nap is the midday period. People take their naps during the midday period, and the common practice is that it is before the midday prayer. People’s customs differ; some do not take a nap until after the midday prayer, while others take it before the midday prayer.
The questioner:
It is a virtue in its proper time.
The Shaykh:
[An-Nur 24:58] and the nap in the midday period. Yes.
He says, may Allah preserve you: When is this nap? Is it before the midday prayer or after it?
The Shaykh:
The time for the nap is the midday period. People take their naps during the midday period, and the common practice is that it is before the midday prayer. People’s customs differ; some do not take a nap until after the midday prayer, while others take it before the midday prayer.
The questioner:
It is a virtue in its proper time.
The Shaykh:
when you put aside your clothing [for rest] at noon
تَضَعُونَ ثِيَابَكُم مِّنَ الظَّهِيرَةِ
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [6] — alfawzan.live (57:35)
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