سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الافتتاحThe Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
بَابُ : الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِChapter: Recitation in the two rak'ahs of Fajr
Hadith 945
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنِي عِمْرَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ قال : حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ الْفَزَارِيُّ قال : حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ قال : أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ أَخْبَرَهُ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ فِي الْأُولَى مِنْهُمَا الْآيَةَ الَّتِي فِي الْبَقَرَةِ قُولُوا آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْنَا إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ وَفِي الْأُخْرَى " آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَاشْهَدْ بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ " .
´Ibn Abbad narrated that:` The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite in teh first rak'ah of Fajr "Say: We believe in Allah and that which has been sent down to us" to the end verse, and in the second rak'ah, "We believe in Allah, and bear witness that we are Muslims."
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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
