The ruling on one who sleeps through the Fajr prayer due to staying up late
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Question:
The questioner will say: I am unable to get up for the Fajr prayer because I am forced to sleep late. Do I have an excuse? And does the hadithMusannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 8:1336 apply to me?
Answer:
You have no excuse. It is obligatory for you to hasten so that you get up and pray Fajr with the people. You are not permitted to stay up late. Rather, you must fear Allah and watch over your obedience to Allah so that you sleep early and pray with the congregation. Do not make an excuse of sleep. This hadith is for one who sleeps without intending to and without causing it to happen. As for one who stays up late, he prays it if he is overcome by sleep. But a person who intentionally does that and stays up late falls under the statement of the Exalted and Majestic is He: "And after them there succeeded a generation who neglected prayer and pursued desires," and under the statement that they should not be lazy about the prayer, and under the statement[An-Nisa 4:142]. The obligation is to be cautious, not to be lax, and not to stay up late. We ask Allah for guidance for all of us.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh.
The questioner will say: I am unable to get up for the Fajr prayer because I am forced to sleep late. Do I have an excuse? And does the hadith
The pen is lifted for the sleeper until he wakes up
رفع القلم عن النائم حتى يستيقظAnswer:
You have no excuse. It is obligatory for you to hasten so that you get up and pray Fajr with the people. You are not permitted to stay up late. Rather, you must fear Allah and watch over your obedience to Allah so that you sleep early and pray with the congregation. Do not make an excuse of sleep. This hadith is for one who sleeps without intending to and without causing it to happen. As for one who stays up late, he prays it if he is overcome by sleep. But a person who intentionally does that and stays up late falls under the statement of the Exalted and Majestic is He: "And after them there succeeded a generation who neglected prayer and pursued desires," and under the statement that they should not be lazy about the prayer, and under the statement
Indeed, the hypocrites [think to] deceive Allah, but He is deceiving them. And when they stand for prayer, they stand
إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ يُخَادِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَهُوَ خَادِعُهُمْ وَإِذَا قَامُوا إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ قَامُواThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh.
Source
فتاوى الصلاة — islamhouse.com (59:46)
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