Q: What is the ruling on sleeping after offering Fajr
(Morning) prayer? Does it make the heart hard, and is it considered one of the
evils?
A: There is no blame
for sleeping after Fajr
prayer, and I do not know of any prohibition concerning. The common belief among
the people that sleeping after Fajr is not a good act and that is such and
such, is baseless. Therefore there is no harm in sleeping after Fajr prayer. However, whoever sits in his
Musalla (place for Prayer) after offering Fajr prayer to read the Qur’an, to
seek forgiveness from Allah, to glorify Allah, to say Tahlil: ”None has the right
to be worshipped except Allah”, or to say
other invocations until the sun rises, then this will be better for him than
sleeping. The Prophet (peace be upon him)
used to do that, but whoever neglects doing so after Fajr prayer there is no
blame on him. Therefore, it can be said that whoever leaves immediately after
offering Fajr prayer for his needs, sleeps or to do other things, there is no
blame on him.
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