One of the activities which is forbidden before davening is Talmud Torah. There is a concern that one may become so engrossed in his learning that he will forget to daven. Shulchon Aruch rules that the prohibition begins from alos hashachar, while others say that it begins close to sunrise. The prohibition only applies to a person who is not planning to go to shul to daven with a minyan. A magid shiur who is teaching Torah to a group of people is also excluded from the prohibition. If Talmud Torah was forbidden for him at that time, he would lose the opportunity to teach those who wish to learn.
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