Prayer: Is the End of Morning Prayer Time Based on Sunrise or Sunlight Reaching Earth?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: Is the End of Morning Prayer Time Based on Sunrise or Sunlight Reaching Earth?

English:

Question #357:

The sunlight reaches the earth in about 7 minutes. Which one is the criterion for determining the end of the time of morning prayer: sunrise or when the sunlight reaches the earth?

Answer #357:

The criterion of sunrise is its visibility on the local horizon of the praying person.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer