صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرهاThe Book of Prayer - Travellers
باب اسْتِحْبَابِ رَكْعَتَيْ سُنَّةِ الْفَجْرِ وَالْحَثِّ عَلَيْهِمَا وَتَخْفِيفِهِمَا وَالْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَيْهِمَا وَبَيَانِ مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ يُقْرَأَ فِيهِمَا:Chapter: It is recommended to pray two rak`ah for the sunnah of Fajr. And encouragement to pray them regularly, and to make them brief, and to persist in offering them, and clarifying what is recommended to recite therein
Hadith 727
وحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفَزَارِيُّ يَعْنِي مَرْوَانَ بْنَ مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ أَخْبَرَهُ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، " كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ ، فِي الأُولَى مِنْهُمَا قُولُوا آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْنَا سورة البقرة آية 136 الآيَةَ الَّتِي فِي الْبَقَرَةِ ، وَفِي الآخِرَةِ مِنْهُمَا آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَاشْهَدْ بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ سورة آل عمران آية 52 " .
Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite in first of the two (supererogatory) rak'ahs of the dawn:" Say: We believed in Allah and what was revealed to us..." verses 285-286 from Surah Baqarah, and in the second of the two: "I believe in Allah and I bear testimony that we are Muslims" (iii. 51).
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وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " يَقْرَأُ فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ قُولُوا آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْنَا سورة البقرة آية 136 ، وَالَّتِي فِي آلِ عِمْرَانَ ، تَعَالَوْا إِلَى كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ سورة آل عمران آية 64 " .
Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite in the two (supererogatory) rak'ahs of the dawn prayer: "Say: We believed in Allah and what was revealed to us" and that which is found in Surah Al-i-'Imran:" Come to that word (creed) which is common between you and us" (iii. 64).
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وحَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ ، فِي هَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ، بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ مَرْوَانَ الْفَزَارِيِّ .
This hadith has been transmitted by another chain of narrators.
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Related hadith on this topic
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
