What is the ruling on praying the Fajr prayer after the sun has risen, whether consistently or mostly, to the extent that he sets his alarm for the time of his work or school?

The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : Regarding the shortening of the night, in summer nights like these, the night is short and many people miss the Fajr prayer due to staying up late and some people’s lack of concern for the Fajr prayer in congregation. In fact, the matter is even greater, for some men and women do not pray the Fajr prayer until after the sun has risen, not just one day, but most of their days. So what is the ruling on praying the Fajr prayer after the sun has risen, consistently or mostly, to the extent that he sets his alarm for the time of his work or school, then gets up and prays, for example, at six-thirty or seven in these days, as if it is a normal thing? What is your advice to these people? What are the means that help in maintaining the Fajr prayer? And what is the virtue of that? May Allah benefit you.

The Shaykh : I say that my advice to these people is to fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic), regarding themselves and the future of their community, because sins are a cause of calamities, as Allah the Exalted said: And when a person commits sins by violating prohibitions or neglecting obligations, his harm is not only to himself, but to himself and others, as Allah the Exalted said: And my advice to these people is to sleep early so that they wake up early. There is no cure for this phenomenon mentioned by the questioner except this: that they sleep early to wake up early, and take some of the day, such as a nap, to help them with their night sleep and getting up for the Fajr prayer.
As for the one who intentionally delays the Fajr prayer until the sun rises, while he is sleeping, and does not set his alarm except for the time he wants to get up, I say to him: his prayer is returned to him and not accepted from him. It will be struck to his face on the Day of Resurrection, may Allah protect us from that. Even if he prays a thousand times, Allah the Exalted will not accept it; He will not accept his prayer. The evidence for this is the saying of Allah the Exalted: The time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for Fajr is from the appearance of the dawn until the rising of the sun. If he delays it intentionally until the sun rises, he has done a deed for which there is no command from Allah and His Messenger, so it will be rejected, as evidenced by the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): meaning it is returned to him. Let every person fear Allah regarding himself, and let him try as much as he can: if he is a man, that he gets up and prays in congregation, and if she is a woman, that she gets up and prays early. There is no harm in a woman delaying the prayer until near the rising of the sun, but she has missed the best. As for the man, he must get up early in order to catch the congregational prayer. Yes.