Prayer TimesAlthough it is more appropriate to perform the obligatory prayer of its time after the prayer time has begun, it is permissible to perform missed (qada) prayers beforehand as long as there is no risk of missing the current prayer. Accordingly, after performing the sunnah of the morning (fajr) prayer, if there is still time before sunrise, it is permissible to perform qada prayers during this period.
After the break of dawn (fajr), apart from the two rak‘ahs of the sunnah of the morning prayer, no other sunnah or supererogatory (nafl) prayers are performed. This is because, despite his devotion to prayer, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) did not perform any prayer after the break of dawn except for the two rak‘ahs of the morning prayer’s sunnah. (Mevsılî, el-İhtiyâr, 1/41)
Due to the narration that the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade performing supererogatory prayers after the morning prayer until the sun rises to the height of a spear, and after the afternoon (‘asr) prayer until sunset (see: Buhârî, Mevâkîtu’s-salât, 30 [581]; Abû Dâwûd, Tatavvu‘, 298 [1276-1277]), it is considered disliked (makruh) to perform supererogatory prayers after the morning prayer. (Merğînânî, el-Hidâye, 1/42)
Source: T.C. Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı, Din İşleri Yüksek Kurulu
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