[Machine] 'Aasim al-Nabeel reported from Ibn Jurayj, he said, "I said to 'Ata', 'Are the two raka'ahs of Fajr obligatory or are they from the voluntary prayers?' He replied, 'Did you not know?' Then he narrated to me from 'Ubayd ibn 'Umayr from 'Aisha that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not abandon anything more than he would abandon the two raka'ahs of Fajr from the voluntary prayers."  

عَاصِمٍ النَّبِيلُ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِعَطَاءٍ أَوَاجِبَةٌ رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ أَوْ شَيْءٌ مِنَ التَّطَوُّعِ؟ فَقَالَ أَوَمَا عَلِمْتَ؟ ثُمَّ حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَا كَانَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ أَدْوَمَ مِنْهُ عَلَى رَكْعَتَيِ الصُّبْحِ أَوِ الْفَجْرِ مِنَ النَّوَافِلِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not engage in any voluntary deeds more dedicatedly than he did with the two Rak'ahs before Fajr (dawn) prayer.  

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنَ النَّوَافِلِ أَشَدَّ مُعَاهَدَةً مِنْهُ عَلَى رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said: "The two units of prayer before sunrise are better than the world and everything in it." And in another narration by Musaddad, it is reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Its reward is comparable to it."  

النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا وَفِي رِوَايَةِ مُسَدَّدٍ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِثْلَهُ  

The two rak'ahs at dawn are better than this world and what it contains. (Using translation from Muslim 725a)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا  

[Machine] And he said, "Verily, the Prophet ﷺ said about the two units of Fajr prayer, 'They are more beloved to me than the red camels.'" 4471 Said.  

وَقَالَ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ لَهُمَا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ 4471 قَالَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed the night prayer, then he prayed eight rak'ahs while standing, two rak'ahs while sitting, and two rak'ahs between the calls to prayer, and he never left them.  

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْعِشَاءَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَائِمًا وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ جَالِسًا وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَيْنَ النِّدَاءَيْنِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَدَعُهُمَا أَبَدًا  

Ziyadah al-Kindi reported on the authority of Bilal that he (Bilal) came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to inform him about the dawn prayer. Aisha kept Bilal engaged in a matter which she asked him till the day was bright and it became fairly light. Bilal then stood up and called him to prayer and called him repeatedly. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not yet come out. When he came out, he led the people in prayer and he (Bilal) informed him that Aisha had kept him engaged in a matter which she asked him till it became fairly light; hence he became late in reaching him (in time). He (Bilal) said: Messenger of Allah, the dawn became fairly bright. He said: If the dawn became brighter than it is now, I would pray them (the two rak'ahs of the sunnah prayer), offer them well and in a more beautiful manner. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1257)   

أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُؤْذِنُهُ بِصَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ فَشَغَلَتْ عَائِشَةُ بِلَالًا بِأَمْرٍ سَأَلَتْهُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى فَضَحَهُ الصُّبْحُ فَأَصْبَحَ جِدًّا قَالَ فَأَقَامَ بِلَالٌ فَآذَنَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَتَابَعَ أَذَانَهُ فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ صَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ شَغَلَتْهُ بِأَمْرٍ سَأَلَتْهُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ جِدًّا وَأَنَّهُ أَبْطَأَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْخُرُوجِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ رَكَعْتُ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّكَ أَصْبَحْتَ جِدًّا قَالَ لَوْ أَصْبَحْتُ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ لَرَكَعْتُهُمَا وَأَحْسَنْتُهُمَا وَأَجْمَلْتُهُمَا وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَدَعُوهُمَا وَإِنْ طَرَدَتْكُمُ الْخَيْلُ وَهُوَ فِي بَعْضِ النُّسَخِ بِكِتَابِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ