What is the ruling regarding Fajr prayer that I perform a few minutes before sunrise, relying on the timing of electronic devices, then I discover that these devices may be a minute or two behind or ahead of the Umm al-Qura calendar? And what should I do if I am still praying when the sun rises according to the Umm al-Qura calendar and I was unaware of that? And do I have to repeat the prayers whose validity I doubt?
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It is permissible to follow the opinion of those who hold that the purity of one with a continuous ritual impurity is not invalidated by the expiry of the time while in prayer. The default is that the time remains and has not expired when in doubt, while being mindful of the danger of obsessive doubts (waswasah) and the necessity of treating them.
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