I would like to ask about the ruling on delaying Fajr prayer until sunrise. I mostly miss it although I keep asking my sister to wake me up. And I set the alarm but nothing really works.
Most of the time I wake up to turn the alarm off then I return to sleep unintentionally. Then I wake up after sunrise. Am I considered sinful?
Please guide me to a way that I can follow to solve this problem. I feel so ashamed of Allah because of my continuous repentance, and of saying I will not return to doing the same sin again, to find myself doing the same sin again and again.
Praise be to Allah.
Sleeping and missing Fajr prayer may be due to negligence and
shortcomings, or it may be due to sleeping deeply, which is natural for some
people. But in most cases it is due to the former reason. Many people are
careless about staying up late at night, or they do not take care to set the
alarm clock, and if they do set it they do not pay attention to it, because
they need to sleep after staying up late for a long time.
We have discussed this issue in detail previously, and
distinguished between the sleeper who has an excuse and the sleeper who has
no excuse, in the answer to question no.
65605. What we advise you to do is
sleep early. This is the best way to wake up. Otherwise the matter will
remain difficult in most cases. Also use the alarm clock and cooperate with
your family on this matter. Above all, ask Allaah to help you and guide you,
and always do wudoo’ and recite dhikr before you go to sleep, and cleanse
the house of images and other things that prevent the angels from entering.
May Allaah help us and you to do that which He loves and
which pleases Him.
And Allah knows best.
