What is the ruling on one who offers the Fajr prayer before its Sunnah on most days due to the fear of the obligatory prayer's time expiring as a result of recurrent gas, knowing that the Sunnah of Fajr is before the obligatory prayer, and is this action of his considered an innovation?
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If it is a matter of waswasah (whispers/obsessive thoughts), one must disregard it. If it is a reality, then the principle is that the Fajr supererogatory prayer () is performed before the obligatory prayer (Fard), and it should not be taken lightly. However, if a person knows that the time is not sufficient for both the supererogatory and obligatory prayers, then the obligatory prayer must be prioritized because "Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree [to be observed] at appointed times." (Quran 4:103) And whoever delays the Sunnah of Fajr unintentionally is not considered an innovator.
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