What is the ruling on delaying the prayer due to sleep?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: I am unable to sleep early, and I have tried repeatedly, but I cannot, even after praying Fajr for a period of about an hour. I wake up after the Zuhr prayer, or perhaps after 'Asr. Is there a sin on me for leaving the Zuhr prayer? I have tried repeatedly to sleep early, but I could not. Please guide us, may Allah bless you.
Answer:
This is a matter for the doctors. Perhaps you have an illness. Consult the doctors, perhaps they have a medicine they can give you that will restore your sleep. If you have an illness that prevents you from sleeping, it is not permissible for you to sleep and leave the Zuhr prayer. You may sleep, but you must instruct someone to wake you up, or set an alarm clock to wake you for the Zuhr prayer, or instruct someone to wake you for the Zuhr prayer. Be careful to do this. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: I am unable to sleep early, and I have tried repeatedly, but I cannot, even after praying Fajr for a period of about an hour. I wake up after the Zuhr prayer, or perhaps after 'Asr. Is there a sin on me for leaving the Zuhr prayer? I have tried repeatedly to sleep early, but I could not. Please guide us, may Allah bless you.
Answer:
This is a matter for the doctors. Perhaps you have an illness. Consult the doctors, perhaps they have a medicine they can give you that will restore your sleep. If you have an illness that prevents you from sleeping, it is not permissible for you to sleep and leave the Zuhr prayer. You may sleep, but you must instruct someone to wake you up, or set an alarm clock to wake you for the Zuhr prayer, or instruct someone to wake you for the Zuhr prayer. Be careful to do this. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تأخير الصلاة بسبب النوم؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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