Fatwa #243418 March 2001South Africa

If one enters the masjid for Fajr Salaat and notices that the jamaat has started, can he still perofrm his sunnats before he joins the jamaat?

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If one is confident that after performing the Sunnats one will be able to
join the Jamaat, then one should first perform the Sunnats.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

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