EXCELLENCE OF OBSERVING TWO RAK’AHS OF SUNNAH IN THE DAWN PRAYER(SAHIH HADITH MUSLIM)
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008Chapter# 107, Book 4, Number 1562:
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 (may peace be upon him) commenced the dawn (prayer) when it dawned by observing two short rak’ahs before the commencement of the (Fard) prayer.
Book 4, Number 1563:
This hadith has been transmitted by Nafi’ with the same chain of narrators.
Book 4, Number 1564:
Hafsa reported that when it was dawn, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) did not observe (any other prayers) but two short rak’ahs.
Book 4, Number 1565:
A hadith like this has been narrated by Shu’ba with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 4, Number 1566:
Hafsa reported: When the dawn appeared, the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed two rak’ahs (of Sunnah prayers).
Book 4, Number 1567:
‘A’isha reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to observe two rak’ahs of Sunnah (prayer) when he heard the Adhin 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”.)
Book 4, Number 1568:
‘A’isha reported that the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to observe two (supererogatory) rak’ahs in between the call to prayer and the Iqama of the dawn prayer.
Book 4, Number 1569:
‘A’isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) 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)?
Book 4, Number 1570:
‘A’isha reported: When it was dawn, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed two rak’ahs, and I would say: Does he recite only the opening chapter of the Qur’an in it?
Book 4, Number 1571:
‘A’isha reported that the Apostle (may peace be upon him) was not so much particular about observing supererogatory rak’ahs as in case of the two rak’ahs of the dawn prayer.
Book 4, Number 1572:
‘A’isha reported: I have never seen the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) hastening as much in observing supererogatory as two rak’ahs before the (Fard) of the dawn prayer.
Book 4, Number 1573:
‘A’isha reported Allah’s Messenger as saying: The two rak’ahs at dawn are better than this world and what it contains.
Book 4, Number 1574:
‘A’isha reported that the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said about the two (supererogatory) rak’ahs of the dawn: They are dearer to me than the whole world.
Book 4, Number 1575:
Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) recited in the two (supererogatory) rak’ahs of the dawn (prayer):” Say: O unbelievers,” (Qur’an, cix.) and” Say: Allah is one” (cxii.).
Book 4, Number 1576:
Ibn ‘Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) 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 Baqara, and in the second of the two:” I believe in Allah and I bear testimony that we are Muslims” (iii. 51).
Book 4, Number 1577:
Ibn ‘Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) 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-’lmran:” Come to that word (creed) which is common between you and us” (iii. 64).
Book 4, Number 1578:
This hadith has been transmitted by another chain of narrators.