The Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day
كتاب قيام الليل وتطوع النهار
Chapter 56: Regularly praying the two rak'ahs before Fajr
الْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ
The Prophet (ﷺ) would not omit four rak'ahs before Zuhr and two rak'ahs before Fajr.
He heard his father narrating that he heard Aishah say: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would not omit four rak'ahs before Zuhr and two rak'ahs before Fajr.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The two rak'ahs (before) Fajr are better than this world and everything in it."
Chapter 57: The time for the two rak'ahs of Fajr
وَقْتِ رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ
When the call for Subh prayer was given, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would pray two brief rak'ahs before going to the prayer.
"Hafsah told me that when dawn glowed, the Prophet (ﷺ) would pray two rak'ahs.
Chapter 58: Lying down on one's right side after the two rak'ahs of Fajr
الاِضْطِجَاعِ بَعْدَ رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ عَلَى الشِّقِّ الأَيْمَنِ
"When the Muaddhin fell silent after the Adhan for the beginning of Fajr, he would pray two brief rak'ahs, then he would lie down on his right side."
Chapter 59: Criticism of one who stops praying Qiyam Al-Lail
ذَمِّ مَنْ تَرَكَ قِيَامَ اللَّيْلِ
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: 'Do not be like so-and-so; he used to pray Qiyam Al-Lail then he stopped.'"
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: 'O Abdullah do not be like so-and-so; he used to pray Qiyam Al-Lail and then he stopped.'"
Chapter 60: The time for the two rak'ahs of Fajr, and mentioning the differences reported from Nafi'
وَقْتِ رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ وَذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى نَافِعٍ
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray the two rak'ahs of Fajr, two brief rak'ahs.
"Hafsah told me thatThe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray two brief rak'ahs between the call (the Adhan) and the Iqamah for Fajr prayer."
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray two brief rak'ahs between the call (the Adhan) and the prayer."
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray two brief rak'ahs between the call (The adhan) and the Iqamah, the two rak'ahs of Fajr.
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray two brief rak'ahs between the adhan and the Iqamah of Subh prayer.
"Hafsah told me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray two rak'ahs beore Subh."
"When he was called to Subh prayer, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would do two prostrations before Subh prayer."
Told him that when the Muaddhin fell silent, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) would pray two brief rak'ahs.
that when the Muaddhin fell silent following the call to Subh prayer and dawn had broken, he would pray two brief rak'ahs before getting up to pray.
"My sister Hafsah told me that he used to pray two brief rak'ahs before Fajr."
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray two rak'ahs when dawn had broken.
"When dawn came, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would not pray anything but two brief rak'ahs."