Riyad as-Salihin, 1104

Hadith text · Matn

عن عائشة رضي الله عنها أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، كان يصلي ركعتين خفيفتين بين النداء والإقامة من صلاة الصبح‏"‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ وفي رواية لهما‏:‏ يصلي ركعتي الفجر، إذا سمع الأذان فيخففهما حتى أقول هل قرأ فيهمابأم القرآن‏!‏‏.‏ وفي رواية لمسلم‏:‏ كان يصلى ركعتيي الفجر إذا سمع الأذان ويخففهما‏.‏ وفي رواية‏:‏ إذا طلع الفجر‏.‏

English translation

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to perform two Rak'ah short prayer between the Adhan (call to prayer) and the Iqamah of the dawn (Fajr) prayers. [Al- Bukhari and Muslim] In another narration, 'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to perform two supererogatory Rak'ah prayer of Fajr and make them so short in duration that I used to think whether he (ﷺ) had recited Surat Al-Fatihah (in it) or not. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] In the narration of Muslim, 'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to hear the Adhan (of Fajr prayer) he would perform two supererogatory Rak'ah prayer and would make them short.

References1 variant

In-Book Reference: Book 8, Hadith 114

Sharh · explanationclick to expand

Guidance from the Hadiths: 1) They point out that the Prophet’s guidance with regard to the two-Rak‘ah Sunnah of Fajr is to make it brief, yet complete and excellent. 2) The time of the two-Rak‘ah Sunnah of Fajr begins when it is certain that the earliest time for performing the Fajr prayer has started. 3) After the Adhān of the Fajr prayer, we may only offer the two-Rak‘ah Sunnah of Fajr. Offering more supererogatory prayers at this time is not part of the Prophet’s Sunnah.

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