Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 1107
Briefness to be Adopted in Performing the two Rak'ah Sunnah before Fajr Prayer, their time and the Surah to recite in them
Arabic hadith text
وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، كان يقرأ في ركعتي الفجر في الأولى منهما: {قولوا آمنا بالله وما أنزل إلينا} الآية التي في البقرة، وفي الآخرة منهما: {آمنا بالله واشهد بأنا مسلمون}.
وفي رواية: في الآخرة التي في آل عمران: {تعالوا إلى كلمة سواء بيننا وبينكم}. ((رواهما مسلم)).
Translation
Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite during the two Rak'ah of Fajr prayer: "Say (O Muslims): We believe in Allah and that which has been sent down to us..." (2:136) which is in Surat Al-Baqarah in the first Rak'ah and the Verse: "We believe in Allah, and bear witness that we are Muslims (i.e., we submit to Allah." (3:52) in the second Rak'ah.According to another narration, he (ﷺ) recited from Surat Al-'Imran the Verses: "Come to a word which is just between us and you..." (3:64).[Muslim].