A tired man wants to sleep, but the time for prayer is near, and he is afraid that if he sleeps he will not wake up. What should he do?
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The questioner : A man is exhausted and tired, wanting to sleep, but the time for prayer is near. He is afraid that if he sleeps, he will not wake up...
The Shaykh : He should combine the prayers if the prayer is one that can be combined with the one before it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : That is, if he knows from experience that if he sleeps he will not wake up, and there is no harm in him occupying himself with something so that he does not sleep, let him do so. I do not think there is any harm on him, if Allah wills, if there is still an hour left; he can get up and perform the late-night voluntary prayer. If he is unable to get up, he can fix things, yes, fix things in the house, make tea... Yes, Muhammad.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The Shaykh : He should combine the prayers if the prayer is one that can be combined with the one before it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : That is, if he knows from experience that if he sleeps he will not wake up, and there is no harm in him occupying himself with something so that he does not sleep, let him do so. I do not think there is any harm on him, if Allah wills, if there is still an hour left; he can get up and perform the late-night voluntary prayer. If he is unable to get up, he can fix things, yes, fix things in the house, make tea... Yes, Muhammad.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What?