The ruling on sleeping through the 'Isha' prayer due to extreme fatigue
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Question:
The following message was sent to the program from Yemen by one of the female listeners there. She describes herself as saying: I am a girl of about twenty years old. I studied up to the sixth grade and was hired as a teacher for girls in the afternoon. I return at four in the afternoon, then I pray 'Asr and Maghrib. I sit and read the Qur'an, then I lie down and read while waiting for 'Isha', so that I can pray and then sleep. However, I end up sleeping without praying because of the excessive fatigue. What should I do in this situation, knowing that I sleep without realizing it until morning, and then I make up the prayer the next night? Is there anything required of me?
Answer:
This is a reprehensible action that is not permissible at all. It is obligatory for you to pray 'Asr in its time, Maghrib in its time, and 'Isha' in its time. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked sleeping after Maghrib. He said, "He disliked sleeping before 'Isha' and conversation after it," so that it would not become a means to neglecting 'Isha'.
Therefore, it is not permissible for you to be lax in this matter. Rather, it is obligatory for you to occupy yourself with what prevents sleep until you pray 'Isha' after its time has entered. When the red twilight disappears, the time for 'Isha' has entered. You have no right to be lax in this matter. Rather, it is a severe and great obligation for you to be cautious of the sleep that leads you to neglecting the 'Isha' prayer. Occupy yourself with something with your family until the time for 'Isha' enters, then pray 'Isha'. Do not pray 'Asr except in its time; do not delay it until Maghrib. Pray 'Asr in its time, Maghrib in its time, 'Isha' in its time, Fajr in its time, and Zuhr in its time. This is what is obligatory for you. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: [Al-Nisa: 103]. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specified the times for the prayers, and he said: Sahih al-Bukhari 6008 (peace and blessings be upon him).
Therefore, it is obligatory for you, and for others, to take care of this matter and to perform the prayer in its time, not before it and not after it, but in its time. Zuhr is after the sun passes its zenith, before the time for 'Asr. 'Asr is when its time enters, which is when the shadow of every object becomes equal to its length after the sun has passed its zenith. You must pray 'Asr before the sun turns yellow in its time. Maghrib is when the sun sets. 'Isha' is when the red twilight disappears. Fajr is when the dawn appears, before the sun rises. This is obligatory upon all Muslims. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The following message was sent to the program from Yemen by one of the female listeners there. She describes herself as saying: I am a girl of about twenty years old. I studied up to the sixth grade and was hired as a teacher for girls in the afternoon. I return at four in the afternoon, then I pray 'Asr and Maghrib. I sit and read the Qur'an, then I lie down and read while waiting for 'Isha', so that I can pray and then sleep. However, I end up sleeping without praying because of the excessive fatigue. What should I do in this situation, knowing that I sleep without realizing it until morning, and then I make up the prayer the next night? Is there anything required of me?
Answer:
This is a reprehensible action that is not permissible at all. It is obligatory for you to pray 'Asr in its time, Maghrib in its time, and 'Isha' in its time. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked sleeping after Maghrib. He said, "He disliked sleeping before 'Isha' and conversation after it," so that it would not become a means to neglecting 'Isha'.
Therefore, it is not permissible for you to be lax in this matter. Rather, it is obligatory for you to occupy yourself with what prevents sleep until you pray 'Isha' after its time has entered. When the red twilight disappears, the time for 'Isha' has entered. You have no right to be lax in this matter. Rather, it is a severe and great obligation for you to be cautious of the sleep that leads you to neglecting the 'Isha' prayer. Occupy yourself with something with your family until the time for 'Isha' enters, then pray 'Isha'. Do not pray 'Asr except in its time; do not delay it until Maghrib. Pray 'Asr in its time, Maghrib in its time, 'Isha' in its time, Fajr in its time, and Zuhr in its time. This is what is obligatory for you. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times.
إِنَّ الصَّلاةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَابًا مَوْقُوتًاoffer your prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers
صلوا كما رأيتموني أصليTherefore, it is obligatory for you, and for others, to take care of this matter and to perform the prayer in its time, not before it and not after it, but in its time. Zuhr is after the sun passes its zenith, before the time for 'Asr. 'Asr is when its time enters, which is when the shadow of every object becomes equal to its length after the sun has passed its zenith. You must pray 'Asr before the sun turns yellow in its time. Maghrib is when the sun sets. 'Isha' is when the red twilight disappears. Fajr is when the dawn appears, before the sun rises. This is obligatory upon all Muslims. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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