The Ruling on Arriving Early for the Friday Prayer and Then Sleeping in the Mosque
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Question:
In my last question about Jumu'ah, Shaykh, if I went to the Friday prayer, for example, at nine in the morning, and after a while I felt sleepy, so I went to the back of the mosque and slept for an hour, then I continued praying and reading until the imam arrived. Does it count as if I came at nine, or do we say he arrived at ten or eleven?
Answer:
You are on your intention, as long as you came early. Then, if sleep weighed you down and you slept to get some rest, you are on your intention and your reward, if Allah wills, because your intention in this sleep was to seek help in obeying Allah the Exalted. Yes.
In my last question about Jumu'ah, Shaykh, if I went to the Friday prayer, for example, at nine in the morning, and after a while I felt sleepy, so I went to the back of the mosque and slept for an hour, then I continued praying and reading until the imam arrived. Does it count as if I came at nine, or do we say he arrived at ten or eleven?
Answer:
You are on your intention, as long as you came early. Then, if sleep weighed you down and you slept to get some rest, you are on your intention and your reward, if Allah wills, because your intention in this sleep was to seek help in obeying Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/173 — archive.org (14:38)
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