Sleeping through the Fajr prayer and seeking knowledge
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I am a young man who strives for good, and my problem, may Allah preserve you, is sleeping through the prayer despite my effort to wake up. The problem is that I claim to be a student of knowledge. His question is: Should I abandon seeking knowledge so that it does not become a witness against me on the Day of Resurrection?
Answer:
No, my brother, seek knowledge, seek knowledge, do not abandon seeking knowledge; it is good and a blessing. As for waking up for the Fajr prayer, employ the means that wake you up for the Fajr prayer. There are many of them, praise be to Allah. Sleep early so that you get your share of sleep. Ask someone around you to wake you up. Set an alarm clock or something similar. Move when…
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I am a young man who strives for good, and my problem, may Allah preserve you, is sleeping through the prayer despite my effort to wake up. The problem is that I claim to be a student of knowledge. His question is: Should I abandon seeking knowledge so that it does not become a witness against me on the Day of Resurrection?
Answer:
No, my brother, seek knowledge, seek knowledge, do not abandon seeking knowledge; it is good and a blessing. As for waking up for the Fajr prayer, employ the means that wake you up for the Fajr prayer. There are many of them, praise be to Allah. Sleep early so that you get your share of sleep. Ask someone around you to wake you up. Set an alarm clock or something similar. Move when…
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب وجوب الاستنجاء بالحجر أو الماء — islamhouse.com (1:11:50)
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