What is the evidence that the Subh prayer is the obligatory one and the Fajr prayer is the supererogatory one?
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Fajr prayer is the Subh prayer. They are two names for one prayer among the five obligatory prayers. Its time begins at the break of dawn and ends at sunrise. Some jurists refer to the prayer (preceding the obligatory one) as Fajr, and the obligatory prayer as Subh.
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