Struggling with Fajr During Long Summer Days
Assalamu alaikum dear brothers and sisters, I reverted to Islam, and this is the first summer I'm really trying hard to keep all my prayers. I was doing well until about two weeks ago, but now I'm finding it really tough. I'm in my 40s, so maybe my age is catching up with me. I'm the type who can't fall asleep quickly, and if I don't get at least 5-6 hours, I really struggle. It's starting to affect my daily responsibilities beyond salah. I've looked at past advice, but things were fine until recently-now the short night is the issue. Some ideas I'm pondering: * Turning off the alarm and praying when I naturally wake up * Using a mild, short-term sleep aid to get back to sleep for a couple hours * Maybe something to help with wakefulness, like a prescribed stimulant? * Driving half an hour to the mosque for the congregation I generally avoid seeing doctors-I almost never go. I'd need to find a Muslim doctor before I could comfortably talk about using medicine to help with my prayers. Jazakum Allahu khairan for any advice!