سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب التطوعPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers
باب فِي تَخْفِيفِهِمَاChapter: Making Them Brief.
Hadith 1259
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، " أَنَّ كَثِيرًا مِمَّا كَانَ يَقْرَأُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ بِ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْنَا سورة البقرة آية 136 هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ ، قَالَ : هَذِهِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى ، وَفِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْآخِرَةِ بِ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَاشْهَدْ بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ سورة آل عمران آية 52 " .
Narrated Abdullah bin Abbas: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in both rak'ahs of the dawn prayer: "Say: We believe in Allah and in the revelation given to us" (3: 84). This is in the first rak'ah and in the second rak'ah (he recited): "We believe in Allah and bear witness that we submit ourself (to Him). " (3: 52).
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
945. Commentary:
➊ This blessed hadith is evidence for reciting (Qira’ah) after Surah al-Fatihah in the two rak‘ahs of Fajr, as is the position of the majority of scholars. However, Imam Malik and most of his companions do not hold the view of reciting (Qira’ah) after Surah al-Fatihah in the Sunnah prayers of Fajr. Their evidence is the narration of Aisha radi Allahu anha, in which she states: The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam used to perform the two rak‘ahs of Fajr so lightly that I would (in my heart) wonder whether he had even recited Surah al-Fatihah or not. [صحیح مسلم ، صلاة المسافرین ، حدیث : 724]
Imam Nawawi rahimahullah, while explaining this, states that this is an exaggeration regarding the brevity of the prayer, because the general habit of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was to perform voluntary (nafl) prayers at length, and the Sunnahs of Fajr were extremely brief in comparison to them. See [شرح صحیح مسلم للنووي : 9-6/6]
➋ It is recommended (mustahabb) to recite the mentioned verses in the two Sunnah rak‘ahs of Fajr.
➊ This blessed hadith is evidence for reciting (Qira’ah) after Surah al-Fatihah in the two rak‘ahs of Fajr, as is the position of the majority of scholars. However, Imam Malik and most of his companions do not hold the view of reciting (Qira’ah) after Surah al-Fatihah in the Sunnah prayers of Fajr. Their evidence is the narration of Aisha radi Allahu anha, in which she states: The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam used to perform the two rak‘ahs of Fajr so lightly that I would (in my heart) wonder whether he had even recited Surah al-Fatihah or not. [صحیح مسلم ، صلاة المسافرین ، حدیث : 724]
Imam Nawawi rahimahullah, while explaining this, states that this is an exaggeration regarding the brevity of the prayer, because the general habit of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was to perform voluntary (nafl) prayers at length, and the Sunnahs of Fajr were extremely brief in comparison to them. See [شرح صحیح مسلم للنووي : 9-6/6]
➋ It is recommended (mustahabb) to recite the mentioned verses in the two Sunnah rak‘ahs of Fajr.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 945
