Praying the sunna during the fajr congregation

Question

There is much disagreement about praying the morning sunnas. Some say this: (a) Do not pray [the sunna] at all in the place where the congregation is taking place; rather, [pray it] behind a screen: where the imam is leading the prayer, one should pray the sunna in another section. (b) Some say this: the morning sunna should be prayed in a place where the imam cannot be seen. (c) Some say this: one should pray the morning sunna in a place where the voice of the imam does not reach. (d)

Answer

The best way regarding the morning sunnas is for a person to pray them at home and only then go [to the mosque]. If he did not have the opportunity and reached the mosque at a time when the congregation had already begun, and he hopes that he will be able to join the congregation even after praying the sunnas, he should pray them in a place separate from the mosque: the…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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