The Meaning of the Hadith: (Brighten the dawn, for it is greater in reward)

This questioner, Abu Abdullah from Riyadh, says: I ask Your Eminence, the Shaykh, about this hadith: Does this mean that a person or the imam should delay the Fajr prayer with the congregation? Please guide us in light of this hadith. May Allah reward you.
Answer: The hadith is valid, and its wording is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In the other wording: The meaning, according to the scholars, is not to rush until the dawn becomes clear... until the dawn becomes distinct. It does not mean that one prays after the darkness has passed. No, the recommended practice is during the twilight. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray during the twilight after the light of the dawn, but there was still some of the night remaining. This is the recommended practice: there should be some twilight between the darkness and the dawn. The hadith does not contradict this. This means do not rush until the dawn breaks and until the dawn becomes clear, but with some twilight remaining. This is the best. If one delays it until the dawn is completely clear and the twilight has gone before the sun rises, there is no harm. But it must not be delayed until the sun rises. It is obligatory that it be performed completely before the sun rises. However, the best and most excellent is to perform it during the twilight after the dawn, about half an hour, or twenty-five minutes, or around that time, so that there is some twilight and the light of the dawn is clear.
The presenter: Your Eminence, Shaykh Abdul Aziz! The imams vary in the Fajr prayer. What do you advise them? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: They have been given... The Endowments Authority has set twenty-five minutes for Fajr as a precaution. If one prays for twenty-five minutes or half an hour, the matter is broad, if Allah wills.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, Your Eminence, the Shaykh.