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Is it permissible to perform the Sunnah prayer of Fajr after the two obligatory Rak'ahs due to flatulence that may occur during the Sunnah prayer that precedes it?

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It is permissible to delay the Fajr Sunnah prayer from the obligatory prayer, according to the opinion of some scholars, even without an excuse, although it is better to offer it before. Its time begins with the entry of the time for the obligatory prayer and remains as long as the time for the obligatory prayer has not expired. As for continuous gas leakage, if it is constant such that it does not stop for a period sufficient for ablution and prayer, then the ruling for continuous discharge applies to you. You should perform ablution after the Fajr prayer time begins, then pray the Sunnah prayer before the obligatory prayer, and there is no need to delay it. However, if the gas leakage stops regularly for a period sufficient for ablution and prayer, then the ruling for continuous discharge does not apply to you. If ablution is invalidated after the obligatory prayer, then purification is necessary to perform the Sunnah.

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