Q: What are the means which help one to wake up for Fajr (Dawn) Prayer?
(Part No. 6; Page No. 147)
A: From among the helping means is to sleep early after ‘Isha’ (Night) Prayer. One should sleep early and should not stay up late and set the alarm to wake up an hour before the Adhan (call to Prayer) in order to benefit and profit from this blessed time. One can also ask their household members to wake them up for Fajr Prayer. The point is that one has to make use of all possible means along with asking Allah for help and success.
Source: English Translations of Collection of “Noor ala Al-Darb” Programs, Volume 6. By: Sheikh `Abdul `Aziz Bin `Abdullah ibn `AbdulRahman ibn Bazz (May Allah forgive and reward al-Firdouse to him and his parents). He was The Mufti of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars, and Chairman of Department of Scholarly Research and Ifta’.
This English Translations are collected from alifta.com , Portal of the General Presidency
From Abu Hurairah that the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said:
” من بات طاهرا بات في شعاره ملك لا
يستيقظ ساعة من الليل إلا قال الملك:
اللهم اغفر لعبدك فلانا، فإنه بات طاهرا “.
‘Whoever sleeps while in a state of purification then an Angel sleeps in his garment, he does not wake up at any time during the night except that the Angel says: O Allaah forgive Your slave such and such since he went to sleep upon purification.’
[Collected by Abdullaah ibn al-Mubarak in ‘Hadeethihi’ & ‘Zuhd’, and Albaani declared it to have a Hasan Isnaad in Silsilah Saheehah no. 2539]
Translated by Mikail ibn Mahboob Ariff حفظه الله
Video Courtesy: Bilal Nahim
Question [Reader]:
Someone with a question is saying: Esteemed Shaikh, I miss the Fajr prayer often, and I don’t pray [it] except after sunrise at the time I want to go to work. And this matter might happen again and again, so is there any [sin] upon me? And What should I do in order to stick to my prayer on time?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih Al-‘Uthaymeen:
Do a number of things.
The first thingis that you sleep early. That you sleep early. And it is for this reason the Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam used to hate [one’s] sleeping before Eshaa’ and enganging in discussions after it so that a person may go to sleep early in order to wake up early. This is one.
Secondis that you have an intention at the time of going to sleep. a resolve, and determination that you are going to wake up for Fajr prayer. Then waking up will be easy for you.
Thirdis that you use an alarm clock you put by your head that sets off an alarm for you. And if you’re afraid that when it goes off, you’ll switch it off, turn off the sound, and keep sleeping, keep it away from you a bit. And someone, out of concern for the prayer, would put the alarm clock in a tin can [words unclear] and keep it at a distance from himself, so that it would have a powerful sound, so he would wake up. Do this. There’s nothing prohibiting [it].
If this weren’t easy for you, put a telephone by your head, if you have a telephone, and tell one of your brothers, “When the Adhaan for Fajr is given, give me a ring.” What’s important is that a person can do things which result in his waking up so that he can perform Fajr in its time. And one who makes laziness a habit for himself will remain upon laziness.
(voices too faint to hear requesting further clarification from the Shaikh)
As for prayer in other than its time, if one intended [that], then the prayer is not accepted. It is rejected from him, even if he were to pray it a thousand times, due to the saying of the Prophet , Whoever does an act that is not under our legislation, it will be rejected,“ meaning it is returned back to him [unaccepted].
🎧 Listen to all hadiths in Arabic Ch 334H 1746 – 1748
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1746 Abu Barzah (radiyallahu anhu) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ disliked going to bed before the `Isha’ (night) prayer and indulging in conversation after it.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
1747 Ibn `Umar (radiyallahu anhuma) said: Once, towards the end of his life, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ concluded the `Isha’ (night) prayer and said, “After one hundred years from tonight none of the people on the surface of the earth will survive.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
1748 Anas (radiyallahu anhu) said: Once the Prophet ﷺ delayed the `Isha’ (night) prayer till midnight. He ﷺ turned to us after the prayer and said, “All the people slept after offering their prayers, but you who waited, will be accounted as if you were engaged in your prayer throughout the period.”
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1652 Ibn `Umar (radiyallahu anhuma) said: The Prophet ﷺ said, “Do not keep the fire burning in your homes when you go to bed.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
1653 Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari (radiyallahu anhu) said: A house in Al-Madinah was burnt with its occupants inside it one night. When this was reported to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ he said, “Fire is your enemy. So, put it out before going to bed.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
1654 Jabir (radiyallahu anhu) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Cover up the (kitchen) containers (i.e., pots, pans, etc.), tie up the mouth of the water-skin, lock up the doors and extinguish the lamps, because Satan can neither untie the water-skin nor open the door nor uncover the containers. If one can cover the cooking pot even by placing a piece of wood across it, and pronounce the Name of Allah on it, let him do it. A mouse can sometimes cause a house to burn along its dwellers.”[Muslim]
“Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding. Those who remember Allah (always, and in prayers) standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and think deeply about the creation of the heavens and the earth.”
[Āl ‘Imrān 3:190–191]
1458 Hudhaifah and Abu Dharr (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to supplicate when he went to bed at night: “Bismik-Allahumma ahya wa amut (With Your Name, O Allah, I expire and return to life).”[Al-Bukhari].
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962 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When you travel through green and lush land, give the camels their due from the ground, and when you travel through a dry and barren land, make them walk quickly lest their strength falters. When you encamp at night, keep away from the roads, for beasts pass there and they are the resort of insects at night.”[Muslim].
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814 Al-Bara’ bin `Azib (radiyallahu anhuma) reported: Whenever Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to bed, he would lie down on his right side and recite: “Allahumma aslamtu nafsi ilaika, wa wajjahtu wajhi ilaika, wa fawwadtu amri ilaika, wa ‘alja’tu zahri ilaika, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika, la malja’a wa la manja illa ilaika. Amantu bikitabikal-ladhi anzalta, wa nabiyyikal-ladhi arsalta [O Allah! I have submitted myself to You, I have turned my face to You, committed my affairs to You, and depend on You for protection out of desire for You and out of fear of You (expecting Your reward and fearing Your punishment). There is no refuge and no place of safety from You but with You. I believed in the Book You have revealed, and in the Prophet You have sent (i.e., Muhammad ﷺ).]”[Al-Bukhari].
815 Al-Bara’ bin `Azib (radiyallahu anhuma) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ directed me thus: “Whenever you go to bed, perform Wudu’ as you do for Salat then (before sleeping) recite: `O Allah! I have submitted myself to You, I have turned myself to You, committed my affairs to You and sought Your refuge for protection out of desire for You and fear of You (expecting Your reward and fearing Your punishment). There is no refuge and no place of safety from You but with You. I believe in the Book You have revealed and in the Prophet ﷺ You have sent.”’ Messenger of Allah ﷺ added: “If anyone recites these words and dies during the night, he will die on the true Deen, and if he remains alive till the morning, he will obtain good. And make this supplication your last words (before sleeping).”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
816 `Aishah (radiyallahu anha) reported: The Prophet ﷺ used to offer eleven Rak`ah of optional Salat (prayers) in the latter part of night. When it was about dawn, he would offer two short Rak`ah and then would lie down on his right side till the Mu’adhdhin (one who calls for prayer) would come to inform him that the congregation had gathered (for prayer).[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
817 Hudhaifah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Whenever the Prophet ﷺ lay down for sleep at night, he would place his (right) hand under his (right) cheek and supplicate: “Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya [O Allah, with Your Name will I die and live (wake up)].” And when he woke up, he would supplicate: “Al-hamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana ba`da ma amatana, wa ilaihin-nushur (All praise is due to Allah, Who has brought us back to life after He has caused us to die, and to Him is the return).”[Al-Bukhari].
818 Ya`ish bin Tikhfah Al-Ghifari (radiyallahu anhu) reported: My father said: I was lying down on my belly in the mosque when someone shook me with his foot and said, “Lying down this way is disapproved by Allah.” I looked up and saw that it was Messenger of Allah ﷺ.[Abu Dawud].
819 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever sits in a place where he does not remember Allah (SWT), he will suffer loss and incur displeasure of Allah; and whoever lies down (to sleep) in a place where he does not remember Allah, he will suffer sorrow and incur displeasure of Allah.” [Abu Dawud].
“And among His Signs is your sleep by night and by day.”
[Ar-Rūm 30:23]
838 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “All that is left from Prophethood is the glad tidings.” He was asked what the glad tidings were, and he said, “The good dream.”[Al-Bukhari].
839 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “When the time draws near (i.e., near the end of the world), the dream of a believer can hardly be false; and the dream of a believer represents one part from forty-six parts of Prophethood.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
One narration says: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The most truthful of you in their speech are those who see the truest visions.”
840 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “He who sees me in his dream will see me in his wakefulness (or he ﷺ may have said it is as though he has seen me in a state of wakefulness), for Satan does not appear in my form.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim ].
841 Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (radiyallahu anhu) reported: I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, “When one of you sees a dream that he likes, then it is from Allah. He should praise Allah for it and relate it to (others).”
Another narration adds: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “He should not report it except to those whom he loves. And if he sees one which he dislikes, then it is from the Satan. He should seek refuge in Allah against its evil and should not mention it to anyone. Then it will not harm him.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
842 Abu Qatadah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “A good vision (dream) is from Allah and a bad dream is from the Satan. He who sees something in a dream that he dislikes, should blow thrice on his left, must seek Allah’s Refuge from the evil of the Satan (i.e., by saying: A`udhu billahi minash-Shaitanir-Rajim). Then it will not harm him.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
843 Jabir (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “When one of you sees a bad dream let him blow three times on his left, seek refuge in Allah from the Satan three times (i.e., by saying: A`udhu billahi minash-Shaitanir-Rajim) and change the side on which he was lying.”[Muslim].
844 Wathilah bin Al-Asqa` (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Of the worst lies are: to claim a false father, or to pretend to have seen what one has not seen (tell a false dream), or to attribute to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ what he has not said.”[Al-Bukhari].
In His Saying: { لا تأخُذُهُ سِنَةُُ وَلاَ نَوْمُُ} Neither slumber, nor sleep overtakes Him, Allaah did not say (what means): “He does not sleep,” instead He said: { لا تأخُذُهُ } (which means) “does not overtake Him” in order to comprise the sleep which overcomes and that arising by choice. If you say, “Does not sleep,” it would imply that He does not sleep by choice. However, Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic, does not sleep neither by ghalabah (overcoming) nor by choice, because sleep is an imperfect attribute which contradicts both the perfection of the Self and the perfection in relation to others.
The person who is given to sleep misses a lot of his work because of His sleeping. Consider, for example, the case of a person who has many people working for him and he sleeps a lot. He is unable to reckon with nor manage the business or other related matters. This is an imperfection with respect to others.
34. Narrated Abu Huraira (radhi Allaahu anhu) : Allah’s Messenger (Sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) said,
“When one of you wakes up from his sleep, he must clean his nose (with water, by sniffling it in and then blowing it out) three times, for Satan spends the night inside one’s nostrils.” [1] [Agreed upon].
[1] Satan’s spending the night inside the nostrils of a man is plausible. However, its actual state is better known to Allah. It may be that this is a figurative expression, because bad excretions gather in the nose and cause laziness, indolence, slackness and negligence. And all these states are satanic dispositions. Blowing water out of the nose upon awakening from sleep might be performed as an individual act, or along with ablution. It is considered obligatory by Ahmad, while the majority of scholars consider it Sunnah.
Bulugh al-Maram – Collection of hadith by al-Hafidh ibn Hajar al-Asqalani. With brief notes from the book Subul-us-Salam written by: Muhammad bin Ismail Al-Sanani.
English Publication- Book 1, Hadith 34. Darus-salam Publishers.
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