The time for the Sunnah of Fajr for one who is delayed in performing the obligatory prayer

Question:
The questioner, Umm Abdullah from al-Ras, says: Regarding the Fajr prayer, O Shaykh, I miss it until the people leave the mosque because of sleep. I leave the Sunnah and pray the Sunnah with the Duha prayer. Is that valid, or is it better to pray the Sunnah with the obligatory prayer even if the prayer is delayed?

Answer:
Yes, the Sunnah is to pray two rak'ahs before the obligatory prayer, even if it is delayed. If you pray it after the people, before the sun rises, that is fine. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would pray it even if he slept through it. If he slept through the Fajr prayer, on some of his journeys he would sleep and they would not wake up until after the sun had risen. When they woke up, he ordered the adhan, the mu'adhdhin called the adhan, and they prayed the two rak'ahs—the Sunnah of Fajr—then he prayed the obligatory prayer. So when you wake up and perform wudu', pray the Sunnah of two rak'ahs, then pray the obligatory prayer, before the sun rises. Yes.