Advice for the one who sleeps through the 'Asr prayer after lunch

Question:
Finally, Your Eminence the Shaykh, I say regarding this question: Many people sleep after eating their lunch until close to Maghrib, and some of them sleep until after Maghrib. This is, of course, a regrettable thing, and I wish the matter were limited to that, but rather this is their habit at all times. Is there any advice for these people?

Answer:
This is a great evil. It is not permissible to be heedless of sleeping through the 'Asr prayer or to be preoccupied with anything that causes one to miss it. When he finishes his food, he should hasten to the 'Asr prayer. He has no right to sleep through the 'Asr prayer, just as he has no right to sleep through the Fajr prayer. It is obligatory for the believer to take care of this by having a clock at Fajr or waking up his family at the time. He must also take care of the means that help him pray Fajr in congregation. Likewise, when he comes home from work after the midday prayer and eats, he should not engage in sleep. Rather, he should spend the remaining time in rest that does not involve sleep that prevents him from praying. If he is still eating when the 'Asr adhan is called, it is obligatory to hasten to the prayer, and then sleep after 'Asr. The rest comes after 'Asr. It is not permissible to be lax in this matter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . The matter is great. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . So it is as if he had been stripped of his family and his wealth, and its matter is great, and it is the middle prayer. Likewise, all people, men and women, must take care of the 'Asr prayer and pray it in its time. The man prays it in congregation in the mosque; it is obligatory for him to go out to it and pray it in congregation. The sick person and the woman pray it in its time at home because they are excused; the woman prays in her home and the sick person is excused. As for the man whom Allah has made able, it is obligatory for him to hasten to perform it in congregation, and not let sleep or anything else occupy him. When he finishes his food, he should engage in something that helps him perform the prayer in congregation, and not be lax to the point of being overcome by sleep. Rather, he should prepare for the 'Asr prayer until he prays it with the Muslims, and then his rest comes after that. The matter is serious, and praise be to Allah.

The presenter:
Praise be to Allah. May Allah reward you for this blessed guidance, Your Eminence the Shaykh.