Guidance for those who stay up late in Ramadan and neglect the prayers
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Question:
Regarding some people who stay up all night in Ramadan and sleep during the day, and who may delay the prayers in the daytime of Ramadan, do you have a word of guidance for them?
Answer:
These people have combined two matters. The first is that they wasted the precious time that it was obligatory for them to utilize in what benefits them with Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
The second is that they committed sins, or major sins among the major sins, by sleeping through the prayers and delaying them past their time, and not praying in congregation. These are major sins among the major sins, and there is no power and no strength except with Allah. Allah made the night for rest and relaxation, and made the day for activity and seeking sustenance. The Muslim should organize himself according to this Shari'ah pattern: he sleeps at night and works during the day, or he sleeps as much of the night as is sufficient for him and gives him rest, then he gets up in the last part of the night and prays whatever is easy for him, performs the witr, and eats the suhur in Ramadan and fasts. He prays the Fajr prayer in congregation, then after Fajr he reads the Qur'an, engages in the remembrance of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and takes a nap during the day, before the midday prayer or after the midday prayer depending on his circumstances. He naps after the midday prayer, in the midday nap, then he wakes up for the 'Asr prayer, and sits after it for the remembrance of Allah and recitation of the Qur'an. Then he breaks his fast when the sun sets, then he prays the Maghrib prayer with the Muslims, then he prays the 'Isha' prayer, prays the tarawih, then he sleeps after that, or engages in permissible work, but he does not overdo work at night. Rather, he allows sleep a sufficient share so that he rests and prepares to face the day and the fasting. Yes.
Regarding some people who stay up all night in Ramadan and sleep during the day, and who may delay the prayers in the daytime of Ramadan, do you have a word of guidance for them?
Answer:
These people have combined two matters. The first is that they wasted the precious time that it was obligatory for them to utilize in what benefits them with Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
The second is that they committed sins, or major sins among the major sins, by sleeping through the prayers and delaying them past their time, and not praying in congregation. These are major sins among the major sins, and there is no power and no strength except with Allah. Allah made the night for rest and relaxation, and made the day for activity and seeking sustenance. The Muslim should organize himself according to this Shari'ah pattern: he sleeps at night and works during the day, or he sleeps as much of the night as is sufficient for him and gives him rest, then he gets up in the last part of the night and prays whatever is easy for him, performs the witr, and eats the suhur in Ramadan and fasts. He prays the Fajr prayer in congregation, then after Fajr he reads the Qur'an, engages in the remembrance of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and takes a nap during the day, before the midday prayer or after the midday prayer depending on his circumstances. He naps after the midday prayer, in the midday nap, then he wakes up for the 'Asr prayer, and sits after it for the remembrance of Allah and recitation of the Qur'an. Then he breaks his fast when the sun sets, then he prays the Maghrib prayer with the Muslims, then he prays the 'Isha' prayer, prays the tarawih, then he sleeps after that, or engages in permissible work, but he does not overdo work at night. Rather, he allows sleep a sufficient share so that he rests and prepares to face the day and the fasting. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12 من 28|من أحكام الصيام|أعمال البر في رمضان|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (5:09)
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