A married woman, nineteen years old, with children and pregnant, says: I am committed to my prayers, but sometimes I cannot wake up for the Fajr prayer.
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. The listener says that she is married, nineteen years old, has children, and is pregnant. She says: I am committed to my prayers, but sometimes I cannot wake up for the Fajr prayer because I stay up late with my children, so I pray Fajr late. Is there a sin on me for that?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for this woman, and for any other woman who sleeps late, to set an alarm, such as a clock, or to have a phone and ask one of her relatives or friends, meaning her female companion, to wake her up when the adhan is called. As for being negligent about this and then being lazy, that is not permissible. Rather, it is obligatory for her to take precautions to the best of her ability.
And if she is unable to do so, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 441Sahih (Al-Albani) And he said: .
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he was on one of his journeys, slept in the last part of the night and ordered Bilal to watch over the Fajr, meaning to guard it. But Bilal was overcome by sleep, and they did not wake up until after the sun had risen. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the adhan to be called for the prayer, then he prayed the two rak'ahs of the rawatib, then he prayed Fajr as he usually prayed it, meaning he prayed it aloud because he usually prayed it aloud.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for this woman, and for any other woman who sleeps late, to set an alarm, such as a clock, or to have a phone and ask one of her relatives or friends, meaning her female companion, to wake her up when the adhan is called. As for being negligent about this and then being lazy, that is not permissible. Rather, it is obligatory for her to take precautions to the best of her ability.
And if she is unable to do so, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
There is no remissness in sleep
ليس في النوم تفريطWhoever sleeps through a prayer or forgets it, let him pray it when he remembers it. There is no expiation for it except that.
من نام عن صلاة أو نسيها فليصلها إذا ذكرها لا كفارة لها إلا ذلكThe Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he was on one of his journeys, slept in the last part of the night and ordered Bilal to watch over the Fajr, meaning to guard it. But Bilal was overcome by sleep, and they did not wake up until after the sun had risen. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the adhan to be called for the prayer, then he prayed the two rak'ahs of the rawatib, then he prayed Fajr as he usually prayed it, meaning he prayed it aloud because he usually prayed it aloud.