Waking up early: the blessing of the morning
The Prophet ﷺ made a special dua for the early hours of the day. Waking up for Fajr and staying up gives you the most productive hours.
O Allah, bless my nation in their early mornings.
Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi
The Prophet ﷺ disliked sleeping before Isha and talking after it (al-Bukhari, Muslim), and after Fajr he would sit in his place until the sun had risen well (Sahih Muslim).
A plan to become a morning person
- Fix your wake-up time to Fajr and keep it at weekends too.
- Move your bedtime back by 15 minutes each week.
- No phone in bed. Charge it outside the bedroom.
- Get daylight in the morning: open the window or go for a walk after sunrise.
- Plan a morning routine: Fajr, morning athkar, a page of Quran, then your most important task.
- Track the habit and your streak.
See also: how to wake up for Fajr.
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