What is the ruling on one who prayed Fajr before its time had entered, thinking that the time had arrived?
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Question:
He says: I woke up for Fajr and performed the prayer, and then it became clear to me that the time for Fajr had not yet entered. Does the prayer count, or must I repeat it?
Answer:
If you prayed Fajr and then it became clear to you that you prayed before Fajr, the prayer is not valid. You must repeat it, because you prayed outside the time of prayer. It is obligatory for you to repeat the prayer in its proper time. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:103] And one of the conditions for the validity of the prayer, as mentioned by the jurists, is the entry of the time. Whoever prays before the time has entered, his prayer is not valid, and he must repeat it.
He says: I woke up for Fajr and performed the prayer, and then it became clear to me that the time for Fajr had not yet entered. Does the prayer count, or must I repeat it?
Answer:
If you prayed Fajr and then it became clear to you that you prayed before Fajr, the prayer is not valid. You must repeat it, because you prayed outside the time of prayer. It is obligatory for you to repeat the prayer in its proper time. Allah the Exalted said:
Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times.
إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَابًا مَّوْقُوتًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ماحكم من صلى الفجر قبل دخول وقتها ظناً أن الوقت قد حان؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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