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Is not waking up for Fajr prayer a punishment from Allah, despite reciting the remembrances for waking up, and what is the solution to this problem?

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The inability to wake up for Fajr prayer is due to the stratagems of Satan and his discouragement of the Muslim, as stated in the two agreed-upon hadiths: "That is a man in whose ears Satan has urinated," and "Satan ties three knots at the back of the head of each of you when he sleeps... If he wakes up and remembers Allah, one knot is untied. If he performs ablution, another knot is untied. If he prays, the third knot is untied, and he starts the day feeling energetic and good-spirited. Otherwise, he starts the day feeling bad-spirited and lazy."

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