300 hadith
The prayer for Fajr was called, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw a man praying while the muezzin was making the iqamah. He said, "Are you praying Fajr as four?"
مسلم 1650DifficultThe prayer for Fajr was called, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw a man praying while the muezzin was making the iqamah. He said, "Are you praying Fajr as four?"
النسائي 868SahihThe Prophet ﷺ passed by a man who was praying while the dawn prayer had already been called. He said something to him that I could not make out. When the man finished, we gathered around him and asked, "What did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say…
ابن ماجه 1153SahihI asked Abdullah bin Umar, "Should I recite behind the imam?" He replied, "The imam's recitation is sufficient for you." I said, "What about the two rakahs of Fajr? Should I lengthen the recitation in them?" He answered, "The Messenger of…
أحمد 5096SahihThe call to begin the dawn prayer was made, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw a man praying the two rakahs of Fajr. He asked him, "Which of your two prayers do you count as the dawn prayer, the one you prayed alone or the one you prayed with…
أحمد 20777SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to pray the two units of fajr when he heard the call to prayer, keeping them brief. Abu Abdul-Rahman said, "This is a rejected hadith."
النسائي 1783SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw a man performing the two rakahs of Fajr just as the muadhin began the iqamah. The Prophet ﷺ tapped his shoulder and said, "Should this not have come before that?"
الأعظمي 2444HasanI asked Jabir about the Prophet's ﷺ prayer, and he said that he used to keep it short and did not pray the way these people pray. The narrator added that Jabir informed him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in Fajr *"Qaf. By the…
أحمد 20843DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the qunut in the Fajr prayer.
أحمد 18661SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray the two rakahs of Fajr as soon as he heard the call to prayer, performing them briefly.
الأعظمي 2437SahihHe went out for the dawn prayer and found the Prophet ﷺ already praying it, having not yet prayed the two units of Fajr. So he prayed with the Prophet ﷺ, and when the dawn prayer was finished, he stood up and prayed the two units of Fajr.…
أحمد 23761SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in the two rakahs of Fajr, in the first of them the verse from al-Baqarah, *"Say, we believe in Allah and in what has been revealed to us"* [Baqarah 2:136] to the end of the verse, and in the second,…
النسائي 945SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray the two rakahs before Fajr, making them so brief that I would wonder whether he had even recited al-Fatihah in them.
أحمد 25315SahihI asked Jabir bin Samura about the prayer of the Prophet ﷺ, and he said, "He used to make the prayer light, not like the prayer of these people." He also informed me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in the dawn prayer Surah Qaf,…
مسلم 1028SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited "Say, you disbelievers" and "Say, He is Allah, the One" in the two units of prayer before Fajr.
الأعظمي 13782SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by a man who was praying when the iqama for the dawn prayer had already been called. He said something to him, but we did not know what it was. When we finished, we gathered around the man and asked, "What…
مسلم 1649SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to lead us in the dawn prayer reciting Surah as-Saffat.
الأعظمي 1997HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in the two rakahs of Fajr. In the first, he would recite *"Say, we believe in Allah and in what has been revealed to us"* [Baqarah 2:136], and in the second, *"We believe in Allah, and bear witness…
الأعظمي 2428SahihWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed Fajr, he would remain seated in his place of prayer until the sun rose. He used to recite in the Fajr prayer *"Qaf. By the glorious Quran"* [Qaf 50:1], and his prayers after that were brief.
أحمد 20845HasanHe informed him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in the two rakahs of Fajr, in the first of them, *"Say, we believe in Allah and what has been sent down to us"* [Baqarah 2:136], the verse in al-Baqarah, and in the second of…
مسلم 1691SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the prayers much like the prayers you perform today, except that he made them lighter. His prayer was shorter than yours. In the Fajr prayer, he would recite surah al-Waqiah and similar surahs.
الأعظمي 1993HasanWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed Fajr, he would remain seated in his place of prayer until the sun rose.
النسائي 1358SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ led the dawn prayer. When he had finished, he asked, "Was so-and-so present?" The people remained silent. Then they said, "Yes, but he did not attend." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The most burdensome prayers…
أحمد 21266HasanWhen the Prophet ﷺ prayed Fajr, he would remain seated in his place of prayer until the sun rose.
الترمذي 585SahihWhen the Prophet ﷺ prayed Fajr, he would remain seated in his place of prayer until the sun had fully risen.
مسلم 1526SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited in the two rak'ahs of Fajr "Say, O you disbelievers" and "Say, He is Allah, the One."
النسائي 946SahihI asked Jabir bin Samura, "What would the Prophet ﷺ do after praying Fajr?" He replied, "He would remain seated in his place of prayer until the sun rose."
أحمد 20961SahihThe two short rakahs the Messenger of Allah ﷺ most often recited before the Fajr prayer were *"We believe in Allah, and what was revealed to us, and what was revealed to Ibrahim and Ismail"* [Baqarah 2:136] to the end of the verse, and the…
أحمد 2045SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by a man who was praying the two units before dawn while the congregational prayer had already begun. He said something to him that we could not make out. When we finished, we gathered around the man asking,…
أحمد 22926SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray the prayers much as you pray them today, except that he kept them light. His prayer was lighter than yours. In Fajr he would recite Waqiah and surahs like it.
أحمد 20995DifficultThe call to prayer was made for the prayer, meaning the dawn prayer, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ began to pray while glancing toward the mountain pass.
الأعظمي 2610SahihWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed Fajr, he would remain seated in his place of prayer until the sun rose.
أحمد 20913SahihWhenever the muezzin gave the call to the dawn prayer and dawn began to break, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray two brief units of prayer before the iqamah was called.
الأعظمي 2436SahihI observed the Prophet ﷺ for a month, and in the two units of prayer before Fajr he would recite *"Say, O disbelievers"* [Kafirun 109:1] and *"Say, He is Allah, the One"* [Ikhlas 112:1].
الترمذي 417HasanI went out with the Prophet ﷺ for the dawn prayer, and he would not pass by any man without calling him to prayer or nudging him with his foot. Ziyad said, Abu al-Fudayl narrated to us.
أبو داود 1264DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ began the dawn prayer, then gestured with his hand for them to stay in their places. He went away and returned with water dripping from his head, and he led them in prayer.
الأعظمي 2253SahihThe Prophet ﷺ recited "Say, O you disbelievers" and "Say, He is Allah, the One" in the two rakats before the Fajr prayer.
ابن ماجه 1148SahihI said to Ibn Umar, "We find the prayer of fear and the prayer at home mentioned in the Quran, but we do not find the prayer of travel." He replied, "Allah Almighty sent Muhammad ﷺ when we knew nothing, so we only do as we saw Muhammad ﷺ…
أحمد 5333Sahih"We find mention of the regular prayer and the prayer of fear in the Quran, but we do not find mention of the traveler's prayer." Abdullah replied to him, "Allah sent Muhammad ﷺ to us when we knew nothing, and we simply do as we saw…
ابن ماجه 1066HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in the dawn prayer, in the first rakah, *"We believe in Allah and in what was revealed to us and what was revealed to Ibrahim"* [Baqarah 2:136] to the end of the verse, and in the second rakah, *"We…
أحمد 2038SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite Qaf wal-Quran al-Majeed in the dawn prayer, and his prayers afterward were lighter. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished the dawn prayer, he would remain seated in his place of prayer until the sun…
أحمد 21003SahihI observed the Prophet ﷺ for a month, and in the two units of prayer before Fajr he would recite "Say, O disbelievers" and "Say, He is Allah, the One."
أحمد 5691SahihShe used to say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray the two rakahs of Fajr so briefly that I would wonder whether he had even recited the Opening of the Quran in them.
مسلم 1684SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by a man who was praying after the iqamah for the dawn prayer had already been called. He said something to him, but we did not know what it was. When we finished the prayer, we gathered around the man and…
الأعظمي 2439SahihI observed the Prophet ﷺ for a month, and in the two units of prayer before Fajr he would recite "Say, O disbelievers" and "Say, He is Allah, the One."
ابن ماجه 1149HasanI said to my father, "Father, you prayed behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali here in Kufa for about five years. Did they recite the qunut in the Fajr prayer?" He replied, "My son, that is an innovation."
ابن ماجه 1241SahihI observed the Prophet ﷺ for a month, and he would recite in the two rakahs before the dawn prayer *"Say, O disbelievers"* [Kafirun 109:1] and *"Say, He is Allah, the One"* [Ikhlas 112:1].
الأعظمي 2431SahihI used to see the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray the two units before Fajr so briefly that I would wonder whether he had even recited the Opening of the Book in them.
النسائي 947SahihThe Prophet ﷺ entered into the Fajr prayer, then gestured to them to stay where they were. He left, then returned with water dripping from his head, and led them in prayer.
أحمد 20426DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in the dawn prayer one day and asked, "Is so-and-so present?" They replied, "No." He asked, "Is so-and-so present?" They replied, "No." He said, "These two prayers are the heaviest of prayers upon the…
أبو داود 554SahihWe prayed the morning prayer behind Umar bin Khattab, and he recited Surah Yusuf and Surah Hajj in it, reciting slowly. I said, "By Allah, then he must have begun standing in prayer as soon as Fajr broke." He replied, "Yes."
مالك 188SahihUbayy said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in the dawn prayer. When he finished the prayer, he noticed that few people from the congregation were present in the mosque. He asked, "Was so-and-so present?" We said, "Yes." He continued naming…
أحمد 21273HasanAyesha said, "The standing of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the two units of prayer before the Fajr prayer was about the length of time it takes to recite the Opening of the Book."
أحمد 25824DaifMy house was the tallest of the houses around the mosque, and Bilal used to give the call to prayer for Fajr from its roof. He would come just before dawn, sit on the roof, and watch for the break of dawn. When he saw it, he would stretch,…
الأعظمي 1866HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in prayer, and he mentioned it.
أحمد 27228SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ began the dawn prayer, then gestured with his hand for them to stay in their places. He then returned with water dripping from his head and led them in prayer.
أبو داود 233HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray the two rakahs before the dawn prayer so briefly that I would wonder whether he had even recited the Opening of the Quran in them.
أحمد 25983SahihOften the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would recite in the two rakahs of the dawn prayer the verse *"We have believed in Allah and what has been revealed to us"*. Ati said, this was in the first rakah, and in the second rakah he would recite *"We…
أبو داود 1259SahihHe gathered his companions and said, "Come, let me pray for you the prayer of the Prophet of Allah ﷺ." He was a man from the Asharis. He called for a large bowl of water, washed his hands three times, rinsed his mouth and nose, washed his…
الأعظمي 1592HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform two brief units of prayer before standing for the morning prayer, once the call to prayer had been made. Salim narrated this from Ibn Umar, from Hafsah.
النسائي 1778Sahih