Rebuke for Late Rising
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Question
Hello, dear Rabbi, I wanted to ask: I have a 15-year-old brother who stays up during bein hazmanim until the late hours of the night, and then he wakes up late, sometimes a minute before noon, sometimes a minute after noon. When he wakes up after noon, he argues and claims "anus" (forced), and prays tashlumin at Mincha. The question is: if I insist at night and tell him, "Dear brother, tomorrow morning you won't be able to get up before noon, please go to sleep," and he does not heed my request, even though he knows from experience that there is indeed a chance he won't get up before noon, is this negligence or not? Nafkamina: will he indeed be able to pray tashlumin? Thank you very much.
Answer
Hello,
If he knows he will miss the time, he is not considered an anus.
However, if he thinks he will make it and then falls asleep, even if he brought himself to this due to staying up late, etc., his status as an anus allows him to make it up.