Those who used to pray it in the light of dawn and saw no harm in it

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: "Pray Fajr in the light, for it carries a greater reward."

Ibrahim al-Taymi narrates from his father: We used to pray Fajr, and our imam would recite one of the surahs of the Mi'in (surahs of about a hundred verses); at that time we would be in our usual clothes. Then we would come to Ibn Mas'ud, and he would still be praying.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Ibn al-Nabbah, perform the Fajr prayer in the light."

Abd al-Rahman bin al-Aswad said: Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to perform the Fajr prayer in the light.

Ziyad bin al-Muqatta' said: I saw Sayyiduna al-Husayn bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) perform the Fajr prayer when it had become very light.

Jubayr bin Nufayr said: Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) led us in the Fajr prayer in the darkness, so Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Pray this prayer in the light, for that is the wiser course."

Al-Rabi' bin Jubayr used to tell his muezzin: "O Abu Aqil, let it become light, let it become light."

Abd al-Rahman bin Yazid said: Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to perform the Fajr prayer in the light.

Uthman bin Abi Hind said: Umar bin Abd al-Aziz used to perform the Fajr prayer in the light.

Al-A'mash said: The companions of Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) used to perform the Fajr prayer in the light.

Ubayd al-Mukattib said: Ibrahim used to perform the Fajr prayer in the light.

Zayd bin Aslam said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Perform the Fajr prayer in the light; the more light you pray it in, the greater its reward will be."

Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) said: The early generations liked that when they finished the Fajr prayer there should be enough light for things to be seen as far as an arrow's flight.

Bishr bin Urwah said: I travelled with Alqamah, and he used to pray Fajr in the light.

Ibrahim said: The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not agree on anything as much as they agreed on praying Fajr in the light.

Naffa'ah bin Muslim said: Suwayd bin Ghafalah used to pray Fajr in the light.

Waqa' (bin Habib) said: Sa'id bin Jubayr used to pray Fajr in the light.

A man narrates that the students of Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) used to pray Fajr in the light.

Kharashah said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) led the people in the Fajr prayer in the darkness and also in the light, and he also led them in it at the time between the two.

Abd al-Malik bin Umayr said: Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) led the morning prayer in the darkness and also in the light, so much so that I said: "The sun has risen," or "The sun has not risen." He also performed the Fajr prayer between those two times. His muezzin was Ibn al-Nabbah; he had no muezzin other than him.

Al-Rabi' used to say: "Let it become light for the Fajr prayer, let it become light."

Tamim bin Hadhlam, who was one of the Companions, used to say: "Let it become light for the Fajr prayer, let it become light."