1. Condition: I missed the fajr salâh for at least seven days.
I set an alarm but still missed my salâh. Today my eyes
opened but I switched off the alarm and slept away. Whereas
a few days ago I was thinking of waking up for tahajjud. But
now I am missing the fajr salâh.
Answer: For every salâh which you miss, give such an amount
of money in charity which causes pain to the nafs. For example,
if giving 100 rupees does not cause you pain, give 200 rupees.
Ask someone to wake you up.
It is a very serious matter to miss the salâh. You must be extremely particular in offering your salâh. Set an alarm or ask someone to wake you up. If you still miss it, then after offering the salâh, you must offer eight rak‘ats of optional salâh and give twenty rupees in charity.
Also offer two rakats of salatut taubah. Read La haula wa la quwwata illa billah seven times before sleeping. Go to sleep early.
2. [A woman writes]: Hadrat, I am most
distressed over waking up for fajr. Although I set an alarm, I
still miss my salâh occasionally. I sleep late at night and go to
madrasah in the afternoon. I return home and teach once
again. I do not have time to rest. I therefore fall into a very
deep sleep at night. I am the first to offer salâh at home, I get
up and cry as well. Hadrat, I am very fearful of the
punishment of the grave. I am sinning by missing my salâh in
this way.
Answer: It is not fard to go to madrasah and teach. Salâh is farde-‘ayn. If you are missing your salâh because of madrasah and teaching, give up madrasah and teaching. Sleep early and ask someone to wake you up in the morning.
Solutions to spiritual maladies - Hazrat Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saab (Rahimahullah)