20. Night and Voluntary Prayers
٢٠۔ كتاب قيام الليل وتطوع النهار
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
"Hafsah told me that The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray two brief rak'ahs between the call (the Adhan) and the Iqamah for Fajr prayer."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَرْكَعُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ بَيْنَ النِّدَاءِ وَالإِقَامَةِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ كِلاَ الْحَدِيثَيْنِ عِنْدَنَا خَطَأٌ وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray two brief rak'ahs between the call (the Adhan) and the prayer."
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَرْكَعُ بَيْنَ النِّدَاءِ وَالصَّلاَةِ 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
Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray two brief rak'ahs between the adhan and the Iqamah of Subh prayer.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ بَيْنَ النِّدَاءِ وَالإِقَامَةِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ
"Hafsah told me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray two rak'ahs beore Subh."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ
"When he was called to Subh prayer, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would do two prostrations before Subh prayer."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا نُودِيَ لِصَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ
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
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.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا سَكَتَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ مِنَ الأَذَانِ لِصَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ وَبَدَا الصُّبْحُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُقَامَ الصَّلاَةُ
"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
When the call to Subh prayer was given, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray two brief rak'ahs before going to pray.
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا نُودِيَ لِصَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ رَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقُومَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ وَرَوَى سَالِمٌ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ حَفْصَةَ
"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."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَرْكَعُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ وَذَلِكَ بَعْدَ مَا يَطْلُعُ الْفَجْرُ
"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
He asked Aishah about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at night. She said: "He used to pray thirteen rak'ahs. He would pray eight rak'ahs then pray witr, then pray two rak'ahs sitting down. When he wanted to bow he would stand and bow, and he prayed two rak'ahs between the adhan and iqamah of subh prayer.
عَنْ صَلاَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُصَلِّي ثَمَانَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ قَامَ فَرَكَعَ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَيْنَ الأَذَانِ وَالإِقَامَةِ فِي صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ
"The Prophet ﷺ used to pray two rak'ahs of Fajr when he heard the Adhan and he made them brief."
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ إِذَا سَمِعَ الأَذَانَ وَيُخَفِّفُهُمَا قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ مُنْكَرٌ
"As-Sa'ib bin Yazid told me that Shuraih Al-Hadrami was mentioned in the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "He does not sleep on the Qur'an"
أَنَّ شُرَيْحًا الْحَضْرَمِيَّ ذُكِرَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاكَ رَجُلٌ لاَ يَتَوَسَّدُ الْقُرْآنَ