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
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Collected by Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī, Nasāʾī, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṭabarānī, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Bayhaqī, SuyūṭīHafsa 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
When 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
That the Prophet ﷺ used to pray two rak'ahs before the 'Asr prayer.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ
"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 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
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
"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
'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] 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؟
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
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] "He used to pray two units of prayer before dawn," meaning the Prophet ﷺ .
«أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ» يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ
[AI] "When the dawn came, the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to pray two light rak'ahs."
«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ»
[AI] "The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to pray two light units of prayer after the rising of dawn."
«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ»
[AI] The translation for the passage "أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ»" into English is "The Prophet ﷺ used to pray two light rak'ahs when dawn broke."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ»
[AI] "The Prophet ﷺ used to pray two quick light units of prayer when dawn approached."
«كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ»
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform two light prostrations when dawn became clear before the prayer.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي سَجْدَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ حِينَ يَتَبَيَّنُ الْفَجْرُ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ
[AI] "That the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to offer two units (rak'ahs) of the Fajr prayer in my house, and he used to shorten them."
«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ فِي بَيْتِي وَكَانَ يُخَفِّفُهُمَا»
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray two rak'ahs when dawn had broken. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1775)
«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ»
[AI] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray two units (rak'ahs) when Fajr (dawn) emerged.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ إِذَا طَلَعَ 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] 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»
Hafsa reported that when it was dawn, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not observe (any other prayers) but two short rak'ahs. (Using translation from Muslim 723c)
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ لَا يُصَلِّي إِلَّا رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ»
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»
That the Prophet ﷺ used to pray two rak'ahs before the 'Asr prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1272)
«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ»
The Prophet ﷺ used to pray the two rak'ahs of Fajr, two brief rak'ahs. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1765)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ» خَالَفَهُ مَالِكٌ
"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
Translation not available.
"إذا طَلَعَ الفجرُ فلا صلاةَ إلَّا ركعتى الْفجْر" .
Translation not available.
"صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْن خَفِيفَتَيْنِ قَبلَ أَنْ تَجْلِسَ".
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