A call made before true dawn announces that dawn is approaching while night remains; it does not itself commence the Fajr prayer time.
The prayer-time call follows the appearance of true dawn.
Thus this juristic discussion must not be confused with the previous lesson’s boundary of true versus false dawn. The legal start of Fajr is unchanged.
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Bab al-Adhan: The Adhan, Iqamah and Juristic Rulings
A call made before true dawn announces that dawn is approaching while night remains; it does not itself commence the Fajr prayer time.
The prayer-time call follows the appearance of true dawn.
Thus this juristic discussion must not be confused with the previous lesson’s boundary of true versus false dawn. The legal start of Fajr is unchanged.