The Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day

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Chapter 56: Regularly praying the two rak'ahs before Fajr

It was narrated from Aishah that

The Prophet (ﷺ) would not omit four rak'ahs before Zuhr and two rak'ahs before Fajr.

It was narrated from Ibrahim bin Muhammad that

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.

It was narrated from Aishah that

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

It was narrated from Hafsah that

When the call for Subh prayer was given, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would pray two brief rak'ahs before going to the prayer.

It was narrated that Ibn Umar said

"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

It was narrated that Aishah said

"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

It was narrated that Abdullah bin 'Amr said

"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.'"

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Amr said

"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'

It was narrated from Hafsah that

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray the two rak'ahs of Fajr, two brief rak'ahs.

Ibn 'Umar said

"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."

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that Hafsah said

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray two brief rak'ahs between the call (the Adhan) and the prayer."

It was narrated from Abu Salamah and Nafi', from Ibn Umar, from Hafsah that

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray two brief rak'ahs between the call (The adhan) and the Iqamah, the two rak'ahs of Fajr.

Ibn Umar narrated that Hafsah had told him that the

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray two brief rak'ahs between the adhan and the Iqamah of Subh prayer.

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said

"Hafsah told me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray two rak'ahs beore Subh."

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that Hafsah told him

"When he was called to Subh prayer, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would do two prostrations before Subh prayer."

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that Hafsah, the Mother of the Believers,

Told him that when the Muaddhin fell silent, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) would pray two brief rak'ahs.

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Umar that Hafsah, the Mother of the Believers, told him

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.

It was narrated that Abdullah said

"My sister Hafsah told me that he used to pray two brief rak'ahs before Fajr."

It was narrated from Abdullah bin Umar, from Hafsah, that

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray two rak'ahs when dawn had broken.

It was narrated from Ibn Umar that Hafsah said

"When dawn came, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would not pray anything but two brief rak'ahs."