A man who enters the mosque at Fajr

Al-Sha'bi said: Masruq entered the mosque during the congregational Fajr prayer, and he had not prayed the sunnah rak'ahs, so he first prayed the sunnah rak'ahs in a corner and then joined the congregation.

Al-Hasan used to say: A man should pray the sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr in a corner first, and then join the congregation.

Al-Qasim bin Abi Ayyub said: Sa'id bin Jubayr came to the mosque while the imam was leading the Fajr prayer, and he prayed the sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr at the door of the mosque before entering it.

Abu Uthman said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was leading the prayer when a man came; he prayed the sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr in a corner of the mosque and then joined the congregation.

Harithah bin Mudarrib said: Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud and Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with them both) left the company of Sa'id bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him), and just then the prayer was established. Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud prayed two rak'ahs and then joined the congregation, while Sayyiduna Abu Musa went straight into the row.

Dawud bin Ibrahim said: I said to Tawus: "Can I pray the two rak'ahs while the iqamah is being given?" He said: "Are you able to do that?"

Ikrimah said: Recite in the sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr or do not recite; if you recite, keep it short, but be sure to pray these two rak'ahs, even if you have to pray them on the road.

Mujahid said: If you enter the mosque during the congregational prayer and you have not prayed the sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr, pray these sunnah rak'ahs first, even if you fear that you will miss the first rak'ah.

Wabarah said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) do the same.

(Wabarah said:) Someone who saw him told me that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) did it in two ways: once he came while they were in the congregational prayer, and he prayed the sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr in a corner of the mosque; and another time he came and joined the congregation without having prayed the sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr.

Ibrahim disliked that the sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr be prayed inside the mosque during the congregational prayer. He said: One should pray these sunnah rak'ahs, during the congregational prayer, in a corner of the mosque or at its door.

Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sometimes I come to the mosque while the congregational Fajr prayer is in progress; I pray the two sunnah rak'ahs and then join the congregation.