Hafsa reported that when it was dawn, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not observe (any other prayers) but two short rak'ahs.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ لاَ يُصَلِّي إِلاَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ
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Collected by Muslim, Tirmidhī, Nasāʾī, Ibn Mājah, Dārimī, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṭabarānī, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, BayhaqīWhen the dawn appeared, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ observed two rak'ahs (of Sunnah prayers).
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا أَضَاءَ لَهُ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ
When it was dawn, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ observed two rak'ahs, and I would say: Does he recite only the opening chapter of the Qur'an in it?
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ أَقُولُ هَلْ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ
"The Prophet would pray two Rak'ah after Al-Witr."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ الْوِتْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ
"When the dawn appears, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would only pray two short Rak'ahs."
أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ لاَ يُصَلِّي إِلاَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ
"Hafsah told me that when dawn glowed, the Prophet ﷺ would pray two rak'ahs.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا أَضَاءَ لَهُ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ
The Prophet ﷺ used to pray the two rak'ahs of Fajr, two brief rak'ahs.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ
The Prophet ﷺ used to pray two brief rak'ahs between the call (The adhan) and the Iqamah, the two rak'ahs of Fajr.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي بَيْنَ النِّدَاءِ وَالإِقَامَةِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ
Told him that when the Muaddhin fell silent, Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray two brief rak'ahs.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا سَكَتَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ
"My sister Hafsah told me that he used to pray two brief rak'ahs before Fajr."
أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray two rak'ahs when dawn had broken.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ
"When dawn came, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not pray anything but two brief rak'ahs."
أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ لاَ يُصَلِّي إِلاَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ
"Hafsah told me that when dawn glowed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray two rak'ahs."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا أَضَاءَ لَهُ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray two brief rak'ahs between the Adhan and Iqamah for Fajr prayer.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ بَيْنَ النِّدَاءِ وَالإِقَامَةِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that when the dawn illuminated, the Prophet ﷺ would pray two Rak’ah.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا أَضَاءَ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ
It was narrated from Umm Salamah that the Prophet ﷺ used to pray two short Rak’ah after Witr, sitting down.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ الْوِتْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ
It was narrated from Maimunah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray on a mat. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 738)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي عَلَى الْخُمْرَةِ»
[AI] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray two quick prostrations after the break of dawn, which was a time when he would not enter upon the Prophet ﷺ.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي سَجْدَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ بَعْدَمَا يَطْلُعُ الْفَجْرُ وَكَانَتْ سَاعَةً لَا أَدْخُلُ فِيهَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ»
"Hafsah told me that when dawn glowed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray two rak'ahs." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1779)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا أَضَاءَ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ
[AI] The Messenger of Allahﷺ said, "There is no prayer after the dawn prayer except for two units."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا صَلَاةَ بَعْدَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيْنِ
'A'isha reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up at night to pray, he began his prayer with two short rak'ahs. (Using translation from Muslim 767)
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يُصَلِّي افْتَتَحَ صَلَاتَهُ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to lie on his right side when performing the two units of the Fajr prayer.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا رَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ
[AI] She said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray two units of prayer when the dawn broke or he would only pray two units of prayer. I say that he used to recite the opening chapter of the book (Al-Fatiha) in them.
أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ أَوْ لَمْ يُصَلِّ إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيْنِ أَقُولُ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ
[AI] The translation of the passage is: "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sometimes lie down after praying two rak'ahs before Fajr."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ رُبَّمَا اضْطَجَعَ
[AI] "She said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray two units of prayer when dawn broke, or he did not pray except two units of prayer. Shall I recite the opening chapter of the book in them?"
أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ أَوْ لَمْ يُصَلِّ إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيْنِ أَقُولُ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ؟
It was narrated from Maimunah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray on a mat. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 738)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى الْخُمْرَةِ
[AI] The Prophet ﷺ used to shorten his two units of prayer during Fajr.
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُخَفِّفُ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ
The Prophet ﷺ used to lie down on his right side, after offering two rakʿat (Sunna) of the Fajr prayer. (Using translation from Bukhārī 1160)
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ
[AI] It is reported that the Prophet ﷺ used to pray two units of prayer after the call to prayer, and he would prohibit eating. He would not call for the prayer until dawn approached.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا أَذَّنَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَحَرَّمَ الطَّعَامَ وَكَانَ لَا يُؤَذِّنُ حَتَّى يَطْلُعَ الْفَجْرُ
Told him that when the Muaddhin fell silent, Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray two brief rak'ahs. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1772)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ إِذَا بَدَا الْفَجْرُ
"When the dawn appears, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would only pray two short Rak'ahs." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 583)
أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ لَا يُصَلِّي إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray two brief rak'ahs between the adhan and the Iqamah of Subh prayer. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1769)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ بَيْنَ النِّدَاءِ وَالْإِقَامَةِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ
It was narrated from Maimunah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray on a mat. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 738)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى الْخُمْرَةِ
It was narrated from Maimunah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray on a mat. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 738)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى الْخُمْرَةِ
ذِكْرُ مَا يَجِبُ عَلَى الْمَرْءِ إِذَا انْفَجَرَ الصُّبْحُ أَنْ لَا يَرْكَعَ إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ
"When the dawn appears, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would only pray two short Rak'ahs." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 583)
«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ لَا يُصَلِّي إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ»
ذِكْرُ مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ تَكُونَ رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ مِنْهُ فِي أَوَّلِ انْفِجَارِ الصُّبْحِ
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that when the dawn illuminated, the Prophet ﷺ would pray two Rak’ah. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1143)
«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ إِذَا أَضَاءَ الْفَجْرُ»
ذِكْرُ تَخْفِيفِ الْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ
[AI] "That the Prophet ﷺ used to decrease the two units of the Fajr Salah."
«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُخَفِّفُ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ»
"Hafsah told me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray two brief rak'ahs before Fajr, and that was after dawn had broken." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1778)
«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَرْكَعُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ وَذَلِكَ بَعْدَمَا يَطْلُعُ الْفَجْرُ»
Salim narrated on the authority of his father that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to observe two rak'ahs after Jumu'a. (Using translation from Muslim 882c)
«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَيُصَلِّي بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ»
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no prayer after the Fajr prayer except two Rak'ahs."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا صَلَاةَ بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيْنِ»
[AI] The translation is as follows: "Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ used to perform two units of prayer when the dawn appeared."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «كَانَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ»
[AI] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray two units of prayer at the time of Fajr when the dawn appeared.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ إِذَا أَضَاءَ الْفَجْرُ»
[AI] That the Prophet ﷺ used to pray two light units (rak'ahs) when dawn breaks.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي سَجْدَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ»
[AI] That the Prophet ﷺ used to pray two units (rak'ahs) of Fajr when dawn breaks.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ إِذَا أَضَاءَ الْفَجْرُ»
[AI] The translation of the passage is: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to shorten the two units of prayer before Fajr."
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يُخَفِّفُ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قُبَيْلَ الْفَجْرِ»
[AI] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray two light-raka'at when he saw the dawn.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «إِذَا رَأَى الْفَجْرَ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ»
[AI] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray two units of prayer after Fajr.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْفَجْرِ»
[AI] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray two units of prayer during the time of Fajr when the dawn appeared.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ حِينَ طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ»
أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to, when he finished praying Asr, go to his house and pray two units (rak'ahs) there.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ «إِذَا صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ يَنْصَرِفُ فَيُصَلِّي فِي بَيْتِهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ»
"When the dawn appears, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would only pray two short Rak'ahs." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 583)
أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ «إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ لَا يُصَلِّي إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ»
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say, "There is no prayer after the dawn until two rak'ahs of Fajr."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُولُ لَا صَلَاةَ بَعْدَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that when the dawn illuminated, the Prophet ﷺ would pray two Rak’ah. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1143)
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ
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