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
Ibn 'Umar reported that Hafsa, the Mother of the Believers, informed him that when the Mu'adhdhin became silent after calling (people) to the dawn prayer, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commenced the dawn (prayer) when it dawned by observing two short rak'ahs before the commencement of the (Fard) prayer.
Hadith Referenceصحيح مسلم / كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها / 723
'A'isha reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe two rak'ahs of Sunnah (prayer) when he heard the Adhan and shortened them. (This hadith has been narrated by the same chain of transmitters and in the hadith narrated by Usama the words are:" When it was dawn".)
Hadith Referenceصحيح مسلم / كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها / 724
'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer and he shortened them (to the extent) that I (out of surprise) said: Did he recite in them Surah Fatiha (only)?
Hadith Referenceصحيح مسلم / كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها / 724
'A'isha reported: When it was dawn, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed two rak'ahs, and I would say: Does he recite only the opening chapter of the Qur'an in it?
Hadith Referenceصحيح مسلم / كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها / 724
'A'isha reported that the Apostle (ﷺ) was not so much particular about observing supererogatory rak'ahs as in case of the two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer.
Hadith Referenceصحيح مسلم / كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها / 724
'A'isha reported: I have never seen the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) hastening as much in observing supererogatory as two rak'ahs before the (Fard) of the dawn prayer.
Hadith Referenceصحيح مسلم / كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها / 724
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited in the two (supererogatory) rak'ahs of the dawn (prayer): "Say: O unbelievers," (Qur'an, cix.) and "Say: Allah is one" (cxii.).
Hadith Referenceصحيح مسلم / كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها / 726
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).
Hadith Referenceصحيح مسلم / كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها / 727
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).
Hadith Referenceصحيح مسلم / كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها / 727