The ruling on praying the Fajr prayer before the appearance of dawn

Question:
The questioner says: We observe that the appearance of dawn is delayed beyond the time of prayer, meaning that people are praying before the appearance of dawn. Is there any guidance for the imams of the mosques?

Answer:
It is not permissible to pray before the appearance of dawn, and the prayer is not valid before the appearance of dawn. Therefore, the appearance of dawn must be confirmed, either by seeing it, by a strong presumption, or by referring to reliable calendars. One prays when he is certain of the appearance of dawn or when he has a strong presumption of it. As for the one who prayed before the appearance of dawn and knows that he did so, he must repeat the prayer, because he prayed before the time had entered. Yes.