Salat Fajr in Jamat.

[shujaqureshi]

What is the latest time we can pray Fajr prayer in jamat before sunrise.

[Shuayb Abdul-Khaaliq]

What is the latest time we can pray Fajr prayer in jamat before sunrise.

Though I'm not a scholar so Insha'Allah someone of knowledge will confirm this, I would think you can pray Fajr (or any salat) in jamat up to the same time you could pray it alone. So for Fajr, if you said the first takbeer before sunrise, even if it was 1 minute before sunrise, then Insha'Allah your salat will be considered on time, whether in jamat or alone, even if it goes past the sunrise time after you have started praying.

However, that does not mean that one should purposely delay Fajr (or any) salat until the last minute just because they "can". There are stern warnings in Quran and in many ahadith regarding those who purposely delay and don't make salat on time. This type of situations should only be happening in an emergency, such as oversleeping or some other extraordinary circumstances preventing someone (or a group of brothers) from making salat on time, so they were forced to do it at the last minute. They should still make jamat of course, even if it is at the last minute. I know you are not asking because you are looking to purposely delay your salat, so don't get me wrong here, I am just making a general comment so anyone reading this does not get the wrong idea Insha'Allah.

May Allah forgive me if I said anything wrong. Ameen.

Allah knows best.

[Abu_Tamim]

I would think you can pray Fajr (or any salat) in jamat up to the same time you could pray it alone. So for Fajr, if you said the first takbeer before sunrise, even if it was 1 minute before sunrise, then Insha'Allah your salat will be considered on time, whether in jamat or alone, even if it goes past the sunrise time after you have started praying.

However, that does not mean that one should purposely delay Fajr (or any) salat until the last minute just because they "can". There are stern warnings in Quran and in many ahadith regarding those who purposely delay and don't make salat on time. This type of situations should only be happening in an emergency, such as oversleeping or some other extraordinary circumstances preventing someone (or a group of brothers) from making salat on time, so they were forced to do it at the last minute. They should still make jamat of course, even if it is at the last minute. I know you are not asking because you are looking to purposely delay your salat, so don't get me wrong here, I am just making a general comment so anyone reading this does not get the wrong idea Insha'Allah.

May Allah forgive me if I said anything wrong. Ameen.

Allah knows best.

"The last time for Fajr Prayer:

One can pray as long the time does not expire; if one starts to pray at 6:10 and finishes before 6:16am, his salat will be valid. In other words, as long as one COMPLETES the prayer before its expiry, it would be permissibleto pray. However, if you are still praying when fajr time ends, your prayer is invalidated. This is specific to fajr, though it is sinful to delay other prayers in this manner.
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