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any advice? I suck at praying 08/05/21 (Thu) 23:05:50 818ad9 No.44408

I hardly pray 5X a day and its really starting to weigh on me. I've read many islamqa posts and some videos on how this is the equivalent of disbelief.

But I live in the west - and with the types of hours I work and school - it makes it very difficult to get 5. I can hit 3 or 4 , but my body becomes incapable of getting up for fajr because it's just that exhausted. Or equivalent for Isha or one of the others just due to work or something.

It's very disheartening and honestly its hard going to bed knowing that you are going to miss one the following day no matter what (wether its fajr or isha) and makes me want to exit the faith altogether.

If I'm going to asked on the day of judgement and my missed prayers are already in such a negative state - it becomes a why bother mindset very quickly.

I can't rationalize - "god will forgive me" when he made his commandments clear.

Trying again cause not sure it went through the first time

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عبد الله 08/06/21 (Fri) 15:41:53 463bd3 No.44414

>>44408

Remember your brothers and sisters who are not permitted to pray due to oppression in their lands, but pray anyway at risk to their lives, and stop worrying about your work schedule and other petty matters.

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عبد الله 08/10/21 (Tue) 04:47:48 16a92f No.44422

Try praying during breaks, bro! You can shorten the prayer to 2 rakats if need be. Fajr is tough too… I pray it as soon as I wake up even if it's a little late.

Concerning fajr and isha, the prayer times aren't super rigid. For fajr, anytime in the early morning before the sun has fully risen is good, and for isha after the sky has gotten dark you can pray. The prayer charts are super cautious for both of these timings and it makes people stress unduly sometimes to pray at an exact mark.

Other than that, don't freak out! Some muslims who dont pray are better than those who do, but we should try our best to be our best inshaAllah!

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Undyne 08/10/21 (Tue) 06:02:01 dbe041 No.44423

>>44408

>makes me want to exit the faith altogether.

Please don't do this. The worst Muslim is better in the eyes of Allah than the best nonbeliever.

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عبد الله 10/08/21 (Fri) 11:57:07 222eb6 No.44641

thats why its called fitna, its not easy but if you do it the reward are priceless and greater than everything in life.

you must find the system that works for you, you must find that balance between your isha and fajr, i believe you must start sleeping once you prayed isha, and you must do it on time. then wake up in fajr and dont go back to sleep until isha, do your homework after fajr if you found the balance between your day and prayer's time.

may allah help you in your fitna and keep your heart on his religion.

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عبد الله 10/11/21 (Mon) 07:55:15 eb77de No.44657

>>44641

dont go to sleep until isha? the sahaba used to sleep afternoon, and in some places on earth the time between isha and fajr is simply not enough sleep to be healthy, in northern europe sometimes its betweehn 4 or 5 hours in the summer

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عبد الله 01/24/22 (Mon) 13:05:53 84df23 No.44920

Salaam brother/sister

There is a hadith regarding removing your sleepiness first before salaah as stated by Anas R.A.:

( إِذَا نَعَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلاةِ فَلْيَنَمْ حَتَّى يَعْلَمَ مَا يَقْرَأُ ) رواه البخاري (الوضوء / 206)

"When one of you feels sleepy in salaah, then sleep first so that he knows what he recite"

- Hadith Al-Bukhari (Wudhu/206)

Based on this hadith, I think you're allowed to rest first before doing Isha and/or Fajr.

I hope you'll be able to find peace and rest in your salaah in the future.

Wallahuallam bi sawwab.

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