What is the ruling on a woman who, due to her heavy preoccupation with her children and household chores, is overcome by sleep and falls asleep before praying the 'Isha' prayer because she cannot bear to stay awake?

The questioner : There is a woman who, due to her heavy preoccupation with her children and the many household chores, cannot bear to stay awake until she prays the 'Isha' prayer, so she falls asleep. What do you advise her?

The Shaykh : When you say "she falls asleep," perhaps you mean "she is overcome by sleep," because there is a difference between the two.

The questioner : Yes, that is the case, my Shaykh. She is overcome by much drowsiness.

The Shaykh : Ah, she will do a double shift.

The questioner : She puts her head down and sleeps; there is no double shift.

The Shaykh : She puts her head down and sleeps.

The questioner : Yes, that is what I mean.

The Shaykh : You have returned to your first statement.

The questioner : I mean, I want to say that drowsiness overcomes her...

The Shaykh : That is what you want to say...

The questioner : My Shaykh, please clarify further. Due to the drowsiness that comes over her, she goes to spread out her bed, puts her head down, and sleeps. She says, "I am not able to sit and wait for the 'Isha' prayer."

The Shaykh : I did not understand anything. The best speech is that which is brief and effective. She is overcome by sleep; it is not that she chooses to sleep while she is able to bear it.

The questioner : This is the question, my Shaykh.

The Shaykh : What is it?

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. She is overcome by sleep.

The Shaykh : And may Allah reward you with good. If she is overcome by sleep, Abu Ayyub is looking at you with a meaningful look.

The questioner : Because when he explained the topic, the second case is that she puts her head down and sleeps, but he was afraid of the sudden...

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The Shaykh : In any case, I will answer you like this, which is better, but the point is that the scholars say, "A good question is half of knowledge."

The questioner : Yes, that is correct.

The Shaykh : Because we have half of the knowledge, so you are completing it with your question.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh. May He keep you for us and bless your life.

The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you. The point is, if she is overcome by sleep, she may combine the prayers. If she is overcome by sleep due to the work, it is permissible for her to combine. However, if she is not overcome by sleep, but rather she is tired and wants to rest, and she is able to exert herself, especially according to our broad school of jurisprudence which shortens the time, the 'Isha' prayer for us is half an hour before your 'Isha' time. It is said, "Look at the timetable; pray the 'Isha' prayer half an hour before the scheduled time, then put your head down and sleep."

The questioner : Allahu Akbar.

The Shaykh : I understood.

The questioner : Where did this school of jurisprudence come from, my Shaykh?

The Shaykh : Ah

The questioner : Where did this school of jurisprudence come from?

The Shaykh : What Allah willed, it is the Sunnah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). So, if she is overcome by sleep, even in this short time between Maghrib and 'Isha', she prays Maghrib.

The questioner : She calls the adhan.

The Shaykh : Yes, she prays Maghrib and combines 'Isha' with it, then puts her head down and sleeps. But if she is not overcome by sleep, it is not permissible for her to combine.