The Meaning of the Hadith: “And the sleeper until he awakens” and the Neglect of Prayer Due to Sleep
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Regarding the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “And the sleeper until he awakens,” some people cite this in the issue of neglecting prayers and sleeping through them. Is his statement, “the sleeper until he awakens,” absolute?
Answer:
The sleeper who is overcome by sleep while he intends to get up, but sleep overcomes him some of the times. As for one who arranges his sleep, saying, “Whenever I get up, I will pray, and I am exempt from the record,” we say: No, you are intentionally sleeping. You are intentionally sleeping, so the record is not lifted from you. As for a person who is eager to pray but is overcome by sleep, it is he from whom the record is lifted until he awakens. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Regarding the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “And the sleeper until he awakens,” some people cite this in the issue of neglecting prayers and sleeping through them. Is his statement, “the sleeper until he awakens,” absolute?
Answer:
The sleeper who is overcome by sleep while he intends to get up, but sleep overcomes him some of the times. As for one who arranges his sleep, saying, “Whenever I get up, I will pray, and I am exempt from the record,” we say: No, you are intentionally sleeping. You are intentionally sleeping, so the record is not lifted from you. As for a person who is eager to pray but is overcome by sleep, it is he from whom the record is lifted until he awakens. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب أمر الصبي بالصلاة تمرينا لا وجوبا — islamhouse.com (48:51)
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