How should a man pray if he wakes up near the sunrise? Does he start with the Sunnah first and then pray the obligatory prayer, or the other way around?
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The questioner : ... before the sun, except for the obligatory prayer or the Sunnah? Does he proceed directly to the obligatory prayer, or does the same order remain?
The Shaykh : This requires detail; the matter differs. If the time that became tight for him was the early part of the time, meaning he woke up for the Fajr prayer an hour or half an hour before the sunrise, then between the time he performed wudu, or even ghusl, ... and praying the two rak'ahs of the Fajr Sunnah and the two rak'ahs of the obligatory prayer, but as they say in our region of Sham, "Let's pray, let's pray, let's pray," and he does not notice until the time is tight, as you described here, he must make up the obligatory prayer. Because if he occupied himself with the Sunnah and the sun rose on him, the obligatory prayer is lost, because he woke up before the time by a duration. But in another case, a man who woke up before the sunrise: consider yourself to be in the first part of the Fajr time. He performs wudu, and if necessary, ghusl. Even if the sun rises, he prays the Sunnah, then the obligatory prayer. I like, on this occasion, what is authentic from Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), as narrated by Imam al-Bayhaqi in his book al-Sunan al-Kubra, that he led the Companions in prayer one day ... the Fajr prayer, and he lengthened the recitation. And it appears, as they also say in our region of Sham, that he was absorbed in it ... so he kept reading and reading. When he finished the prayer, they said to him, "O Abu Bakr, the sun was about to rise." He said, "If it had risen, you would not have found us negligent," because he entered early and delayed it, delayed it. And if it had risen on him, he would have been in the obedience of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Thus, we can take from this authentic report, regarding the second case, the one who woke up just before the sunrise: he does not hesitate. If he has not performed wudu, he does not perform wudu as usual, then he prays the Sunnah after the adhan. He calls the adhan for himself, then prays the Sunnah, then calls the iqamah for himself, then prays the obligatory prayer. Even if the sun rises on him, why? Because it is authentic from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:Sunan ad-Darimi 2:45 This is a man who was sleeping, and sleep overtook him until the sun rose over the mountain. He does not say, "Is the prayer disliked?" No, this time is its time now. Sunan ad-Darimi 2:45 Meaning, when he wakes up for it, there is no expiation for it except that, meaning this is its time, because this is a concern. And it came in another hadith in Sahih Muslim that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when he returned from the expedition of Khaybar, they stopped in a place due to fatigue, and he instructed Bilal to watch for the dawn.
The questioner : If you please ... .
Another questioner: I mean, do not open the window.
The Shaykh : He was watching for the dawn, so he leaned his back against his camel and faced the place where the sun rises, where the light emerges from there. No matter how deeply he was in sleep, he would wake up, but sleep overtook him until the sun rose. No one woke up from the fatigue of the jihad. The first to wake up was 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). He got up and found the people all ... on the ground, so he started walking in the camp, saying, "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar." So the first to wake up was the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He went to Bilal and said to him, "What is this, O Bilal?" Look at how the Companion was raised by the hand of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in terms of frankness. He said: "O Messenger of Allah, what overtook me overtook you"
The audience: Hehehe
The Shaykh : Subhan Allah. The point is that he ordered Bilal to call the adhan. When is this adhan? After the sunrise. And they prayed the two rak'ahs of the Fajr Sunnah, then he ordered them to call the iqamah for the prayer, and he prayed with them loudly. From this hadith, the jurists took the rule that the prayer is made up as it was missed. The prayer is made up as it was missed. This prayer was loud, and it was missed while it was loud, so if he then remembers it during the day, he prays it loudly. A man who forgot the 'Asr prayer, for example, until the sun sets, and he remembers that he owes the 'Asr prayer, he calls the adhan and iqamah and prays it quietly. And if he was praying at night, the opposite is the opposite. From this hadith, they took this benefit: that the prayer is made up as it was missed. And from the branches of this rule: a man who forgot a four-rak'ah prayer while traveling, and when he arrived at his home he remembered it. Does he pray it shortened or complete? He prays it shortened, because the prayer is made up as it was missed. And the opposite is the opposite. A traveler went out and remembered that he owes the 'Asr prayer. Does he pray it four rak'ahs while he is a traveler, or does he pray it two rak'ahs? He prays it four rak'ahs, because it was missed in the state of residence, not in travel. And so on. This is from the rules of the Sunnah, truly, that a person benefits from.
The Shaykh : This requires detail; the matter differs. If the time that became tight for him was the early part of the time, meaning he woke up for the Fajr prayer an hour or half an hour before the sunrise, then between the time he performed wudu, or even ghusl, ... and praying the two rak'ahs of the Fajr Sunnah and the two rak'ahs of the obligatory prayer, but as they say in our region of Sham, "Let's pray, let's pray, let's pray," and he does not notice until the time is tight, as you described here, he must make up the obligatory prayer. Because if he occupied himself with the Sunnah and the sun rose on him, the obligatory prayer is lost, because he woke up before the time by a duration. But in another case, a man who woke up before the sunrise: consider yourself to be in the first part of the Fajr time. He performs wudu, and if necessary, ghusl. Even if the sun rises, he prays the Sunnah, then the obligatory prayer. I like, on this occasion, what is authentic from Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), as narrated by Imam al-Bayhaqi in his book al-Sunan al-Kubra, that he led the Companions in prayer one day ... the Fajr prayer, and he lengthened the recitation. And it appears, as they also say in our region of Sham, that he was absorbed in it ... so he kept reading and reading. When he finished the prayer, they said to him, "O Abu Bakr, the sun was about to rise." He said, "If it had risen, you would not have found us negligent," because he entered early and delayed it, delayed it. And if it had risen on him, he would have been in the obedience of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Thus, we can take from this authentic report, regarding the second case, the one who woke up just before the sunrise: he does not hesitate. If he has not performed wudu, he does not perform wudu as usual, then he prays the Sunnah after the adhan. He calls the adhan for himself, then prays the Sunnah, then calls the iqamah for himself, then prays the obligatory prayer. Even if the sun rises on him, why? Because it is authentic from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
Let him pray it when he remembers it
من نسي صلاة أو نام عنها فليصلها حين يذكرهاLet him pray it when he remembers it
فليصلها حين يذكرهاLet him pray it when he remembers it
من نسي صلاة أو نام عنها فليصلها حين يذكرهاThe questioner : If you please ... .
Another questioner: I mean, do not open the window.
The Shaykh : He was watching for the dawn, so he leaned his back against his camel and faced the place where the sun rises, where the light emerges from there. No matter how deeply he was in sleep, he would wake up, but sleep overtook him until the sun rose. No one woke up from the fatigue of the jihad. The first to wake up was 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). He got up and found the people all ... on the ground, so he started walking in the camp, saying, "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar." So the first to wake up was the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He went to Bilal and said to him, "What is this, O Bilal?" Look at how the Companion was raised by the hand of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in terms of frankness. He said: "O Messenger of Allah, what overtook me overtook you"
The audience: Hehehe
The Shaykh : Subhan Allah. The point is that he ordered Bilal to call the adhan. When is this adhan? After the sunrise. And they prayed the two rak'ahs of the Fajr Sunnah, then he ordered them to call the iqamah for the prayer, and he prayed with them loudly. From this hadith, the jurists took the rule that the prayer is made up as it was missed. The prayer is made up as it was missed. This prayer was loud, and it was missed while it was loud, so if he then remembers it during the day, he prays it loudly. A man who forgot the 'Asr prayer, for example, until the sun sets, and he remembers that he owes the 'Asr prayer, he calls the adhan and iqamah and prays it quietly. And if he was praying at night, the opposite is the opposite. From this hadith, they took this benefit: that the prayer is made up as it was missed. And from the branches of this rule: a man who forgot a four-rak'ah prayer while traveling, and when he arrived at his home he remembered it. Does he pray it shortened or complete? He prays it shortened, because the prayer is made up as it was missed. And the opposite is the opposite. A traveler went out and remembered that he owes the 'Asr prayer. Does he pray it four rak'ahs while he is a traveler, or does he pray it two rak'ahs? He prays it four rak'ahs, because it was missed in the state of residence, not in travel. And so on. This is from the rules of the Sunnah, truly, that a person benefits from.