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Ruling on sleeping after ‘Asr

13-08-2001

Question 21728

What is the status of the hadith, “Whoever sleeps after ‘Asr and loses his mind has no one to blame except himself”?

Answer

Praise be to Allah.

This hadith is da’eef jiddan (very weak). 

See al-Maqdoo’aat by Ibn al-Jawzi, 3/69; al-La’aali’ al-Masnoo’ah by al-Suyooti, 2/279; Tarteeb al-Mawdoo’aat by al-Dhahabi, 839

Da'eef (weak) hadiths
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