Delaying the Fajr prayer does not expiate it; repentance to Allah the Exalted is required

Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. Shaykh Salih asks: What should I do to earn the Fajr prayer? Knowing that on some days I do not pray it until after the sun has risen, and on other days I pray it in its time, and then I begin reciting the Qur'an until the sun rises. He says: Tell me how I can earn the Fajr prayer? Knowing that on some days I do not pray it until after the sun has risen, and on others I pray it in its time, and then I begin reciting the Qur'an until the sun rises.

Answer:
It is obligatory to pray the Fajr prayer and the remaining obligatory prayers in their times. The Fajr prayer is to be prayed in its time, and likewise the other prayers in their times. Allah the Exalted said: It is not permissible to delay the prayer from its time, neither the Fajr prayer nor any other of the prayers. If one delays it without an excuse, he commits a great sin by doing so, or his prayer is not valid. So it is obligatory to be cautious of that. As for if one prays the prayer in its time and then sits after it reciting the Qur'an or remembering Allah, that is an increase in good, a good deed, and a continuous deed. As for the fact that sometimes he delays the Fajr prayer from its time, this is not expiated by his sitting to remember Allah after the Fajr prayer if he prayed it in its time. Rather, it is expiated by repentance to Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and by being consistent in praying the prayer in its time. Yes.