I heard from a colleague that sleeping after the Fajr prayer is not permissible because sustenance is distributed after Fajr. Is this correct?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. I heard from a colleague that sleeping after the Fajr prayer is not permissible because sustenance is distributed after Fajr. Is this correct?
The Shaykh : It is better for a person after the Fajr prayer to engage in the remembrance of Allah, such as recitation, tasbih, tahlil, tahmid, or other things that bring one closer to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Qaf 50:39] However, if sleep overcomes him and he sleeps, there is no blame on him for that. What a person should do is sleep when he needs to sleep, because his soul has a right on him, as long as sleeping does not prevent him from performing an obligatory duty upon him. The same is said regarding sleeping in the afternoon; it is better not to sleep and to engage before the sun sets in tasbih, tahlil, and what brings one closer to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in speech. But if sleep overcomes you and you have no time to give your body its share of sleep except at this time, there is no blame. There is no consideration for the saying of the one who says:
"Do you not know that naps in the late morning beget madness in the young man, and naps in the late afternoon beget insanity?" This is not true. How many people sleep after the 'Asr prayer, and even in the late afternoon near sunset, and they are among the most intelligent of people. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. He is asking about some books, O honorable Shaykh. He says:
The Shaykh : It is better for a person after the Fajr prayer to engage in the remembrance of Allah, such as recitation, tasbih, tahlil, tahmid, or other things that bring one closer to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting,
وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ الْغُرُوبِ"Do you not know that naps in the late morning beget madness in the young man, and naps in the late afternoon beget insanity?" This is not true. How many people sleep after the 'Asr prayer, and even in the late afternoon near sunset, and they are among the most intelligent of people. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. He is asking about some books, O honorable Shaykh. He says: