Are provisions distributed after the Fajr prayer? And the ruling on sleeping after it
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Question:
This message reached us from a listener. Your sister in Islam (S. M. A.) says, after the greeting: It is said that after the Fajr prayer, the one who prays should not sleep, because the distribution of provisions takes place. What does this mean? And who distributes these provisions?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon His servant and messenger, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. As for what follows:
This is something for which we know no basis. The One who distributes provisions is Allah alone (Glorified and Exalted is He). He is the Provider, the Possessor of strength, the Firm (Exalted and Majestic is He). He is the One who distributes provisions among His servants at all times, not only after the Fajr prayer. Rather, He distributes His provisions among His servants at night and day, at the beginning of the day, in its middle, at its end, and at all times (Glorified and Exalted is He). He is the One who distributes provisions among His servants by His command (Exalted and Majestic is He) and His decree (Glorified and Exalted is He), and by the causes He has commanded and the deeds He has called to (Glorified and Exalted is He).
We do not know of any blame in sleeping after the Fajr prayer. However, it is better for one who sits seeking forgiveness from Allah and remembering Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to sit until the sun rose, remembering Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). In this there is great virtue. If he sits remembering Allah, or studying knowledge, or engaging in other works that benefit him and benefit the Muslims, this is better than sleeping. And if he sleeps after the sun has risen, that is more appropriate; this is the best. There is no blame in sleeping after the Fajr prayer, no blame. But it is good for him to delay sleeping until the sun rises, and to sit in the remembrance of Allah, seeking forgiveness, glorifying Him, or reading knowledge, or reading the Qur'an, or in beneficial works that benefit him: in his farming, his cultivation, or his factory. And sleeping should occur when the need for it arises, after the sun has risen.
It is narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she used to sleep after the sun rose. She would read after Fajr, and when the sun rose, she would rest. That is narrated from her (may Allah be pleased with her). In any case, the matter is broad, praise be to Allah. But this is the best: to come to sleep when the need for it arises after the sun has risen, and to spend the beginning of the day in remembrance, reading knowledge, or in other works that benefit him. Yes.
This message reached us from a listener. Your sister in Islam (S. M. A.) says, after the greeting: It is said that after the Fajr prayer, the one who prays should not sleep, because the distribution of provisions takes place. What does this mean? And who distributes these provisions?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon His servant and messenger, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. As for what follows:
This is something for which we know no basis. The One who distributes provisions is Allah alone (Glorified and Exalted is He). He is the Provider, the Possessor of strength, the Firm (Exalted and Majestic is He). He is the One who distributes provisions among His servants at all times, not only after the Fajr prayer. Rather, He distributes His provisions among His servants at night and day, at the beginning of the day, in its middle, at its end, and at all times (Glorified and Exalted is He). He is the One who distributes provisions among His servants by His command (Exalted and Majestic is He) and His decree (Glorified and Exalted is He), and by the causes He has commanded and the deeds He has called to (Glorified and Exalted is He).
We do not know of any blame in sleeping after the Fajr prayer. However, it is better for one who sits seeking forgiveness from Allah and remembering Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to sit until the sun rose, remembering Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). In this there is great virtue. If he sits remembering Allah, or studying knowledge, or engaging in other works that benefit him and benefit the Muslims, this is better than sleeping. And if he sleeps after the sun has risen, that is more appropriate; this is the best. There is no blame in sleeping after the Fajr prayer, no blame. But it is good for him to delay sleeping until the sun rises, and to sit in the remembrance of Allah, seeking forgiveness, glorifying Him, or reading knowledge, or reading the Qur'an, or in beneficial works that benefit him: in his farming, his cultivation, or his factory. And sleeping should occur when the need for it arises, after the sun has risen.
It is narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she used to sleep after the sun rose. She would read after Fajr, and when the sun rose, she would rest. That is narrated from her (may Allah be pleased with her). In any case, the matter is broad, praise be to Allah. But this is the best: to come to sleep when the need for it arises after the sun has risen, and to spend the beginning of the day in remembrance, reading knowledge, or in other works that benefit him. Yes.
Source
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