The two rakahs of Fajr

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I never saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) hasten to any supererogatory prayer as much as he hastened to the two sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr, nor to any spoils of war.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Do not leave the two sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr, even if horses trample you.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: O Humran! Do not leave the two sunnah rak'ahs before Fajr, for they are among the deeds that carry a very great reward.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The two sunnah rak'ahs before Fajr are dearer to me than the finest, most beautiful camels.

Amr bin Maymun said: The early generations would not leave the four rak'ahs before Zuhr and the two rak'ahs before Fajr under any circumstances.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Be regular in the two rak'ahs before Fajr, for in them there is goodness and reward.

Ibrahim said: If a person prays the two sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr, or one of them, and then dies, his Fajr prayer is accomplished.

Abu Abd al-Rahman said: Whoever prays the two sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr and then dies, it is as though he has prayed Fajr.

Al-Hasan considered the two sunnah rak'ahs before Fajr to be obligatory (wajib).

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The two sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr are better than the world."