Guidance for those who stay up late and neglect the Fajr prayer
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Question:
He says: Please give a word of guidance to those who stay up late and waste the time of the Fajr prayer. By the way, do we say "Fajr prayer" or "Subh prayer"?
Answer:
It is called the Subh prayer and the Fajr prayer; there is no harm in this. It is called the Fajr prayer, and it is called the Subh prayer.
My advice to every believing man and woman is to beware of staying up late, which harms the one who stays up before anyone else. The Sunnah is to hasten to sleep and not stay up late. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) "disliked sleeping before it and talking after it," meaning the Isha prayer, and he disliked staying up late after it.
So the Sunnah for the believing man and woman is to hasten to sleep at the beginning of the night; so that they are energetic for the prayer at the end of the night, and so that they are energetic for their work during the day. Perhaps one stays up and neglects the Fajr prayer, or neglects the night prayer, and this is a great danger. If one neglects the Fajr prayer, one commits a great sin. So it is obligatory to beware of that, and to maintain the Fajr prayer in congregation if one is a man, and in its time if one is a woman, unless the staying up is for an incidental benefit with a guest, or in enjoining good and forbidding evil, or with one's family for a benefit; but staying up that does not harm, and does not cause one to neglect the night prayer, and does not cause one to neglect the Fajr prayer.
So staying up late for a need is permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to stay up late with a guest, meaning, and stay up late for the interests of the Muslims for some time (peace and blessings be upon him), with Abu Bakr and with 'Umar. So there is no harm in a person staying up late for some time with his family in their company, or in matters that call for it, or with a guest, or in seeking knowledge and studying knowledge, as Abu Hurayrah used to do. If it is for a need or a benefit, on the condition that it does not cause one to neglect the Fajr prayer, and on the condition that it does not prevent one from his daytime duties that he is obligated to perform.
So the conclusion is: staying up late for a legitimate Shari'ah benefit that does not result in the loss of other benefits, and does not result in the loss of the Fajr prayer, is a matter with no harm. And the Sunnah in general is to take care to sleep early, because of the great benefits in it. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
He says: Please give a word of guidance to those who stay up late and waste the time of the Fajr prayer. By the way, do we say "Fajr prayer" or "Subh prayer"?
Answer:
It is called the Subh prayer and the Fajr prayer; there is no harm in this. It is called the Fajr prayer, and it is called the Subh prayer.
My advice to every believing man and woman is to beware of staying up late, which harms the one who stays up before anyone else. The Sunnah is to hasten to sleep and not stay up late. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) "disliked sleeping before it and talking after it," meaning the Isha prayer, and he disliked staying up late after it.
So the Sunnah for the believing man and woman is to hasten to sleep at the beginning of the night; so that they are energetic for the prayer at the end of the night, and so that they are energetic for their work during the day. Perhaps one stays up and neglects the Fajr prayer, or neglects the night prayer, and this is a great danger. If one neglects the Fajr prayer, one commits a great sin. So it is obligatory to beware of that, and to maintain the Fajr prayer in congregation if one is a man, and in its time if one is a woman, unless the staying up is for an incidental benefit with a guest, or in enjoining good and forbidding evil, or with one's family for a benefit; but staying up that does not harm, and does not cause one to neglect the night prayer, and does not cause one to neglect the Fajr prayer.
So staying up late for a need is permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to stay up late with a guest, meaning, and stay up late for the interests of the Muslims for some time (peace and blessings be upon him), with Abu Bakr and with 'Umar. So there is no harm in a person staying up late for some time with his family in their company, or in matters that call for it, or with a guest, or in seeking knowledge and studying knowledge, as Abu Hurayrah used to do. If it is for a need or a benefit, on the condition that it does not cause one to neglect the Fajr prayer, and on the condition that it does not prevent one from his daytime duties that he is obligated to perform.
So the conclusion is: staying up late for a legitimate Shari'ah benefit that does not result in the loss of other benefits, and does not result in the loss of the Fajr prayer, is a matter with no harm. And the Sunnah in general is to take care to sleep early, because of the great benefits in it. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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