If one reads Shema after alot ha-shachar (dawn) but before sunrise, has the obligation been fulfilled?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that reading Shema after dawn does not fulfill the obligation, unless one was an ones (compelled by circumstances). Authorities debate what constitutes an 'ones' and whether the accompanying blessings may be recited.
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