The Ruling on the Midday Nap and Its Time
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is the midday nap considered a recommended practice (sunnah)? When is its time? Is it before or after the midday prayer?
Answer:
The midday nap is for the one who stands in night prayer. It is for the one who stands in night prayer. This is the midday nap. Because it helps with standing in night prayer. Does he sleep with this intention in order to stand in night prayer? He is rewarded for that. And they say his sleep is worship. Because he intends to use it to help him stand in night prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
And other than your honor, may Allah grant you success.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is the midday nap considered a recommended practice (sunnah)? When is its time? Is it before or after the midday prayer?
Answer:
The midday nap is for the one who stands in night prayer. It is for the one who stands in night prayer. This is the midday nap. Because it helps with standing in night prayer. Does he sleep with this intention in order to stand in night prayer? He is rewarded for that. And they say his sleep is worship. Because he intends to use it to help him stand in night prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
And other than your honor, may Allah grant you success.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب حكم من لم يحسن فرض القراءة — islamhouse.com (1:10:43)
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