الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الصلاةBook of Prayer
بَابُ وَقْتِ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ وَمَا جَاءَ فِي التَّغْلِيسِ بِهَا وَالْإِسْفَارِ
Chapter on the Time of Fajr Prayer and What Has Been Reported Regarding Performing It in Darkness and Daybreak
Hadith 1177
عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ طَلْقٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((لَيْسَ الْفَجْرُ الْمُسْتَطِيلُ فِي الْأُفُقِ وَلَكِنَّهُ الْمُعْتَرِضُ الْأَحْمَرُ))
Sayyiduna Taliq (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The (true) Fajr is not that in which the light rises vertically in the horizon, rather it is that in which the red light spreads horizontally across the horizon.
Hadith 1178
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّ نِسَاءً مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ كُنَّ يُصَلِّينَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصُّبْحَ مُتَلَفِّعَاتٍ بِمُرُوطِهِنَّ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعْنَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِنَّ وَمَا يَعْرِفُهُنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْغَلَسِ
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that believing women used to perform the Fajr prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), while they were wrapped in their cloaks, then they would return to their homes and no man could recognize them because of the darkness.
Hadith 1179
عَنْ أَبِي الرَّبِيعِ قَالَ: كُنْتُ مَعَ ابْنِ عُمَرَ فِي جَنَازَةٍ فَسَمِعَ صَوْتَ إِنْسَانٍ يَصِيحُ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ فَأَسْكَتَهُ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ! لِمَ أَسْكَتَّهُ؟ قَالَ: إِنَّهُ يَتَأَذَّى بِهِ الْمَيِّتُ حَتَّى يُدْخَلَ قَبْرَهُ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: إِنِّي أُصَلِّي مَعَكَ الصُّبْحَ، ثُمَّ أَلْتَفِتُ فَلَا أَرَى وَجْهَ جَلِيسِي، ثُمَّ أَحْيَانًا تُسْفِرُ؟ قَالَ: كَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَهَا كَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّيَهَا
Abu Rabi’ says: I was with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) at a funeral, when he heard the sound of a man crying out loudly, so he sent a message to him and had him silenced. I said: O Abdur Rahman! Why did you have him silenced? He said: Crying in this manner causes pain to the deceased until he is placed in the grave. Then I said: I pray Fajr with you, and when I finish this prayer (because of the darkness) I cannot see the face of the one sitting next to me, but sometimes it happens that you make light? He said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) do the same, and I like to pray this prayer in the same way as I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) pray it.
Hadith 1180
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ وَقْتِ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ، قَالَ: فَأَمَرَ بِلَالًا حِينَ طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ فَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ ثُمَّ أَسْفَرَ مِنَ الْغَدِ حَتَّى أَسْفَرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ: ((أَيْنَ السَّائِلُ عَنْ وَقْتِ صَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ؟ مَا بَيْنَ هَاتَيْنِ (أَوْ قَالَ: هَٰذَيْنِ) وَقْتٌ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah was asked about the time of the Fajr prayer. So, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) to give the Iqamah when the dawn appeared. Then, on the next day, he performed the prayer when it was light (after some brightness had appeared), and said: Where is the one who asked about the time of the Fajr prayer? Its time is between these two times.
Hadith 1181
عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((أَصْبِحُوا بِالصُّبْحِ فَإِنَّهُ أَعْظَمُ لِأُجُورِكُمْ أَوْ أَعْظَمُ لِلْأَجْرِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Offer the Fajr prayer when it becomes bright, for indeed it increases your reward."
Hadith 1182
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((أَسْفِرُوا بِالْفَجْرِ، فَإِنَّهُ أَعْظَمُ لِلْأَجْرِ))
(Second chain) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Recite Fajr when it is bright, for indeed it increases your reward.
Hadith 1183
عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((أَسْفِرُوا بِالْفَجْرِ فَإِنَّهُ أَعْظَمُ لِلْأَجْرِ أَوْ لِأَجْرِهَا))
Sayyiduna Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Offer the Fajr prayer when it becomes bright, for it increases the reward.
Hadith 1184
عَنْ أَبِي زِيَادٍ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الْكِنْدِيِّ عَنْ بِلَالٍ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُؤَذِّنُهُ بِصَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ، فَشَغَلَتْ عَائِشَةُ بِلَالًا بِأَمْرٍ سَأَلَتْهُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى أَفْضَحَهُ الصُّبْحُ وَأَصْبَحَ جِدًّا، قَالَ: فَقَامَ بِلَالٌ فَأَذَّنَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَتَابَعَ بَيْنَ أَذَانِهِ فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ شَغَلَتْهُ بِأَمْرٍ سَأَلَتْهُ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ جِدًّا ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ أَبْطَأَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْخُرُوجِ، فَقَالَ: ((إِنِّي رَكَعْتُ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ)) قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنَّكَ قَدْ أَصْبَحْتَ جِدًّا، قَالَ: ((لَوْ أَصْبَحْتُ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ لَرَكَعْتُهُمَا وَأَحْسَنْتُهُمَا وَأَجْمَلْتُهُمَا))
Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he went to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to inform him about the Fajr prayer, but Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) kept him occupied in such a way that she asked him about something, until the whiteness of the morning became apparent and it was clearly morning. Then Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the prayer and kept informing him repeatedly, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not come out. Then when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and led the people in prayer, Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) told him that Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) had asked him about something and thus kept him occupied. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed further. He said: I had started to pray the two rak‘ahs of Fajr. They said: You had clearly entered the morning. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Even if the morning had become more apparent than this, I would have still prayed those two rak‘ahs and performed them beautifully and gracefully.
