What is the ruling on one who misses the prayer because of his sleep?

The questioner : My master, and what about the one who remains asleep until after the sun rises ... the prayer?

The Shaykh : This is one who cannot pray; because it is obligatory for him to wake up for the time, . So if he intentionally delays the prayer until after its time, whether it is the Fajr prayer, the 'Asr prayer, or any other, then he cannot pray it outside of its time. Our previous discussion was regarding the one who forgets and the sleeper who does not wake up. But if we assume a man is sleeping and hears the Fajr adhan, and he says, "It is not early yet, there is still time," and he drags his sleep until after the sun rises, and the prayer is missed, then he is no longer able to make it up ever.

The questioner : I mean, if he is negligent—Professor—he reads, for example, in ... and he becomes accustomed to praying after the sun rises; does he never pray? I mean, is his ruling the ruling of the one who intentionally abandons the prayer?

The Shaykh : I will tell you something so that the matter is understood well. If this man uses waking aids, such as an alarm clock, but because his sleep is heavy, and perhaps his work is also heavy on him; despite using waking aids, he does not wake up; this one is excused. But if he does not use anything, and as you described earlier, he hears the adhan and is aware of the sound of the adhan, then he says, "There is money, there is still money, there is money," and he drags his sleep until after the sun rises; this one is like the one who abandons the prayer in reality. As for the excused one, we know that he has a specific ruling.