Fajr you snooze you lose1/16/2024 ![]() However, if you find yourself feeling guilty about missing Fajr, that in itself is a gift from Allah (SWT) which reminds us that He wants us to keep working towards maintaining a connection with Him which is organic in nature: a connection that needs to be nurtured and cared for. Sometimes, our bodily needs of slumber outweigh our spiritual needs, especially at the time of Fajr – we are human, after all. Detaching ourselves from the comfort of our bed is a daily struggle. However, waking up for Fajr can pose as a difficult task for most of us. According to the Prophet (PBUH), during the last quarter of the night, Allah (SWT) comes down to the lowest of the heavens, nearer to His servants, who are standing in prayer and calling out to Him, with the sole purpose of granting what His believers ask of Him, as stated in the following hadith: Narrated by Abu Hurayrah, the Prophet (PBUH) said: “The Lord descends every night to the lowest heaven when one-third of the night remains and says: ‘Who will call upon Me, that I may answer Him? Who will ask of Me, that I may give him? Who will seek My forgiveness, that I may forgive him?’” (Bukhari 1145) It is a time of utter peace and tranquility when the hustle bustle of the world comes to a standstill and nothing stands between us and our Lord. While the whole world sleeps, Allah (SWT) looks to those of His devoted servants who sacrifice their sleep in order to stand in Salah, with the sole purpose of worshipping Him and exalting Him. ![]() In the words of our beloved Holy Prophet (PBUH): “During your sleep, Satan knots three knots at the back of the head of each of you, and he breathes the following words at each knot, ‘The night is, long, so keep on sleeping,’ If that person wakes up and celebrates the praises of Allah, then one knot is undone, and when he performs ablution the second knot is undone, and when he prays, all the knots are undone, and he gets up in the morning lively and in good spirits, otherwise he gets up in low spirits and lethargic.” (Bukhari 4:491)īy starting our day with the Fajr prayers, we incur the immense blessings of Allah (SWT) as the prayer of Fajr holds great significance in the realm of Islam. ![]() Waking up for Fajr is indeed a trying task for a believer. How many times have you found yourself ‘snoozing’ your way through the Fajr prayers? How many times have you told yourself “five more minutes” and the next thing you know, the sun is up and the time for Fajr has passed? Quite a few times, I would imagine, because that is something most of us are all too familiar with. ![]()
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