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How to balance sleep with Fajr, Tahajjud, and sunrise prayers?

Assalamu Alaykum everyone, I'm struggling to keep a good sleep schedule because of prayer times. I used to wake up just before sunrise to pray Fajr, then stay up and start work early. That fixed my wake-up time around 6 AM, which usually falls within Fajr time. But it's better to pray on time and at the masjid, right? So now I wake up at the actual Fajr time, but that changes a lot between seasons-anywhere from 3:40 to 5:40 AM. So I can't have a set sleep schedule. Now, I try to wake up about 30 minutes before Fajr for Tahajjud, then stay awake until sunrise, then sleep for about 1.5 hours (one sleep cycle). After that I get up for work, but I end up starting work around 9 AM, which feels really late. When I used to wake up after sunrise, I'd start at 6 AM and felt so much barakah during those early hours. All my best work happened between 6 and 10 AM. I really miss that. If I try to stay awake after Fajr, I only get about 4.5 hours of sleep (since I go to bed around 11 PM). I need at least 6 hours to function well. Any practical tips? Jazakumullah Khairan.

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I had same issue. Now I pray Tahajjud 20 min before Fajr, pray, then sleep 2 hours (not 1.5) and wake at 7AM. A 2-hour nap is still one full cycle for me. Then I just work later into evening. Allahumma barik.

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I feel you akhi. In summer Fajr is so early here in Morocco. I shifted my whole schedule: sleep right after Maghrib/Isha, wake at 2-3AM for Tahajjud, then stay up. Early bedtime is the only solution I found.

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I do 9PM to 3AM sleep, it's perfect. Getting to bed early is hard but you get used to it. The night prayer time is so peaceful then. Keep your phone away before sleeping to wind down quicker.

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Brother, the 'best work between 6-10AM' can be moved. Shift your important tasks to after sunrise nap. The barakah of tahajjud and fajr in the masjid is unmatched. Your rizq is written, but those prayers are the fuel.

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