How do you get up for Fajr?

Salam

I tend to go sleep 1-4AM

So I try and read Fajar before I sleep

But if its a college day I sleep 1ish

So the alarm clock wakes me up then I quickly drink red bull which is next to me and it keep me awake :)
 
ew... coke is the best drink...ok actually not really... i havent really tasted red bull..but my bro loves it..and all other guys... but it smells too sick to taste...lol
 
sleep early and don't forget to turn the alarm on before u sleep...

pray to Allah to make you wake up on fajr, it will be better if u do tahajjud before fajr time, so u have to get up earlier and you wouldn't miss the fajr prayer, insha Allah

dont forget to pray for it...:):)
 
^^^ thanks bro... i stay sleepy if i sleep early...i am WIDE awake when i sleep late...besides my dad comes home at like 12 and i wanna be there... and its bring to sleep
 
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I've struggled for a while now on finding a way to wake up for Fajr... I've tried having multiple alarm clocks (which I sleep through), drinking a lot of water before I sleep so I wake up to use the bathroom (which I've also slept through), and other methods... and I've FINALLY found something that works for me... It might not work for you, so you should struggle to find something that does, but what I did was get rid of my bed so I don't sleep so heavy... I sleep on the floor now. For the first few days or so it was pretty painful, but now I fold a blanket and sleep on that... not as comfy as a fluffy bed at first, but now I'm more than content with it... still have some back problems every now and then, but it's worth it :)

Now I'm more able to wake up for Fajr with my other two methods (multiple alarm clocks and water drinking before sleep). I still have the occassional off-day when I sleep through everything, but I'm waking up for Fajr more now than ever... try it out and see if it helps :)

At the end of the day, sleeping early and making Niya before you sleep to wake up for Fajr should be a good method... but I have a bad habit of sleeping late...

May Allah SWT help you in this and make it easy for you :)

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qassy! said:
Salam

I tend to go sleep 1-4AM

So I try and read Fajar before I sleep

But if its a college day I sleep 1ish

So the alarm clock wakes me up then I quickly drink red bull which is next to me and it keep me awake :)
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red bull
That's insane!

I try to get my dad to wake me up. Sometimes I even tell him to throw water if he has to. lol :giggling:
 
The alarm clock works perfectly for me, Although some mornings like this morning, I find myself wide awake just before Fajr...

There is also a Java Application for some mobile phones you can get called Azan, You just set it to the Country and City your in and for each prayer it will play the call to prayer for you, I find this works very very well... Apart from when im at work and I dont hear it and someone comes to me and says "there are strange noises coming from your locker"... And im not allowed to take time out to pray at work, which im sure is illegal in the UK, But i wont be there for much longer anyways, I do truly hate that job
 
Try 3 alar m clocks...all round ur your room...then u have to get up !!! to switch them off.
 
i work he night shift , so for 4 nights im already awake so i cant miss it , on me days off i use two mobile phones.
 
Does anyone have a hard time going back to sleep after? I've never had a hard time getting up in the morning, but getting back to sleep after.... Now that's hard! I lie there, wide awake, for a good 30 minutes.
 
lol...why you want to sleep after that.
Go ahead and stay awake...do something useful :)

Sleeping after Fajr and `Asr Prayers

Question:

As-Salamu `alaykum! I am a medical student and sometimes I go to bed after 2:00 a.m. Therefore, after I offer Fajr Prayer, I feel tired and go to sleep. Please tell me the ruling on sleeping after Fajr Prayer; is it haram (forbidden) or makruh (disliked)? Actually I don't like to sleep after Fajr, but I need to know the correct ruling if I face it. Also what about sleeping after `Asr Prayer? Jazaka Allah khayran.

Answer:

Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

Dear brother in Islam, we are greatly pleased to receive your question, which shows the confidence you place in us. May Allah reward you abundantly for your interest in knowing the teachings of Islam!

First of all, we invoke Allah to grant you success in your studies and help you to become a successful Muslim doctor who benefits Islam and Muslims. Ameen.

As for the question you raised, you should know that there is nothing wrong in sleeping after Fajr, particularly if you feel tired because of studying at night. However, it was the practice of the Prophet and his Companions not to sleep after Fajr, as it is a time of blessing. Although it is permissible to spend the night in studying and to sleep after Fajr, we advise you to try to sleep early and study after Fajr, as it is a time of blessings and can better help you concentrate in your study. The blessing does not merely mean blessing in money and sustenance but it can be in knowledge as well as health, etc. Doing so, you will also be able to pray Fajr on time and never miss it due to late sleeping.

As for sleeping after `Asr, there is no evidence in the Qur’an or authentic hadith to prohibit it; and hence the general rule of permissibility of sleeping at these times is applicable.

Elaborating on this we’d like to cite for you the following Fatwa issued by Sheikh M. S. Al-Munajjid, a prominent Saudi Muslim lecturer and author, who states:

“As far as a person’s sleeping after praying Fajr is concerned, no text (of Qur’an or Sunnah) has been reported to indicate that this is prohibited, so the general principle applies (i.e., everything is permitted except that which has been expressly forbidden).

But the practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions after praying Fajr was to remain sitting in the place where they had prayed until the sun rose, as is reported in Sahih Muslim (1/463) in the hadith of Sammak ibn Harb, who said: I asked Jabir ibn Samurah, “Did you used to sit with the Messenger of Allah?” He said, “Yes, frequently. He would not get up from the place where he had prayed Subh (Morning Prayer) until the sun rose. When the sun rose, he would get up. They used to talk about things that had happened during the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic period), and they would laugh and smile.”

Also, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked his Lord to bless his Ummah in the mornings, as is reported in the hadith of Sakhr al-Ghamidi, who said: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘O Allah, bless my Ummah in the mornings.’ Whenever he sent out troops or an army, he would send them at the beginning of the day.” Sakhr was a trader, and he used to send out his caravans at the beginning of the day, and he did well as a result and made money. [Reported by Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah, with a chain of transmitters in which there is unknown narrator; corroborating evidence is to be found in a hadith narrated by `Ali, Ibn `Umar, Ibn `Abbas, Ibn Mas`ud and others (may Allah be pleased with them all).]

For this reason, some of the salaf (early Muslims) disliked the idea of sleeping after Fajr. Ibn Abi Shaybah reported in his Musannaf (5/222, no. 25442) with an authentic chain of transmitters from `Urwah ibn al-Zubayr that he said: “Al-Zubayr used to forbid his children to sleep in the morning.” `Urwah said: “I do not hear of any man who sleeps in the morning but I lose interest in that person.”

In brief, people should make the most of this time which can bring many benefits in this world and in the Hereafter, but if a person sleeps at this time to gain strength to do his work, there is nothing wrong with this, especially if it is not easy for him to sleep at any other time of the day. Ibn Abi Shaybah reported in his Musannaf (5/223, no. 25454) from the hadith of Abu Yazid al-Madini who said: “`Umar came to Suhayb one morning and found him sleeping, so he sat down until he woke up. Suhayb said: ‘The Commander of the Faithful is sitting in his place and Suhayb is sleeping!’ `Umar said to him: ‘I did not like to disturb your sleep that could be beneficial for you.’”

As for sleeping after `Asr, this is also permitted; there is no authentic hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to indicate that sleeping at this time is prohibited.

As for the words, “Whoever sleeps after `Asr and loses his mind as a result has no one to blame but himself,” which are attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), this is a false hadith and there is no proof that these words were uttered by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Commenting on this false hadith, Sheikh al-Albani writes: “Marwan [ibn Muhammad al-Asadi] said: I said to Layth ibn Sa`d – when I saw him sleep after `Asr during the month of Ramadan – ‘O Abul-Harith! Why are you sleeping after `Asr when Ibn Lahi`ah has told us … (and he mentioned the false hadith)?’ Al-Layth said: ‘I do not give up something that is good for me because of the hadith of Ibn Lahi`ah from `Aqil!’ I am impressed by this answer of al-Layth, because it is indicative of understanding and knowledge, and no wonder, for he was one of the imams of the Muslims and well known jurists.” (See: Al-Silsilah al-Da`ifah [hadith no. 39]).” [Source: www.islam-qa.com]
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taken from http://www.islamicboard.com/miscellaneous/44216-sleep-after-fajr.html
 
If it's 4 am, well, nothing is open before at least 6 am (the gym opens at 6, and work opens around 8... class times are another matter). Plus it's very hard for me to go to bed before 11 pm and napping throws my system off. Those few extra hours of sleep make all the difference for me.
 
asalamualaykum!!
one thing that helps.. is having a sincere intention before sleeping.. that u are goin to wake up for fajr. in a way its like mentally preparing urself..
alsoo i agree with many sisters and brothers who have sed... keep ur alarm clock away 4rm u!! this helps.. as you would hv to get up to close it... and by doing this you will find that u r half awake. inshallah hope that has helped!!
 
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Masha'Allaah, a very beneficial thread. To help us with our intention and motivation, it is very useful to constantly remind ourselves of the importance of waking up for Fajr and the great rewards and benefits it holds:

http://www.islamicboard.com/prayer/48526-he-offers-all-obligatory-prayers-mosque-except-fajr.html

http://www.islamicboard.com/miscellaneous/34196-whoever-prays-fajr-will-under-protection-allaah.html

http://www.islamicboard.com/prayer/30057-mending-rift-guidelines-help-you-observe-fajr-prayer.html

http://www.islamicboard.com/prayer/26396-praying-fajr-reflects-how-much-you-love-allah-almighty.html


May Allaah (swt) make us among those who are devoted to their Salat and remain constant in them, Aameen!
 

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