Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 1254
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءٌ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، - رضى الله عنها - قَالَتْ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَى شَىْءٍ مِنَ النَّوَافِلِ أَشَدَّ مُعَاهَدَةً مِنْهُ عَلَى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ .
Translation
Musaddad narrated to us: Yahya narrated to us, from Ibn Jurayj, who told me: Ata narrated to me, from Ubayd ibn Umayr, from Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was more diligent in maintaining the two voluntary rak'ahs before the dawn prayer than any other voluntary prayer.