Abu Huraira reports that Muhammad said: "Do not leave the two rak'ahs of Fajr, even if you were being attacked by cavalry." This is confirmed by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Al-Bayhaqi and at-Tahawi.
Ahmad and Muslim record that Aishah said, "I have never seen him (Muhammad) more in haste to do a good deed than he was to perform the two rakahs (Sunnah) before the morning (Fajr prayer).".
Aisha reported Allah's Messenger as saying: "The two rak'ahs before the dawn (Fajr) are better than this world and what it contains.".
Those who have spent the night with you, ascend to the heaven and their Rabb (Lord), Who Knows better about them, Asks: 'In what condition did you leave My slaves?' They reply: 'We left them while they were performing Salat and we went to them while they were performing Salat.' " From Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Abu Hurairah stated that Muhammad had said, "There are angels who take turns in visiting you by night and by day, and they all assemble at the dawn (Subuh) and the afternoon (` Asr) prayers.
Narrated 'Umar: "The Prophet forbade praying after the Subuh prayer till the sun rises and after the 'Asr prayer till the sun sets." Sahih al-Bukhari, 1:10:555.
If any of you can get one Rak'a of the Fajr prayer before sunrise, he should complete his prayer." Sahih al-Bukhari, 1:10:531
Narrated Abu Huraira: Muhammad said, "If anyone of you can get one Rak'a of the 'Asr prayer before sunset, he should complete his prayer.
Narrated Aisha: Muhammad never missed four Rakat before the Zuhr prayer and two Rakat before the Fajr prayer.
These quotations include information about those who related the accounts, as well as the accounts themselves. They were compiled by Islamic scholars after Muhammad's death. These books relate accounts taken from the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, his family, and his companions. The following quotations regarding Fajr, the Islamic dawn prayer, are from books of Sunni hadith. The time period within which the Fajr daily prayer must be offered (with loud recitation of the quran) is from the beginning of dawn to sunrise. However, two sunnah rakaʿāt prior to the two Fard rakaʿāt are highly recommended, and named Fajr nafl prayer ( Arabic: رغيبة الفجر). In a congregation, the leader of the prayer ( imam) recites aloud. The Fajr prayer consists of two rakat (prescribed movements). The five daily prayers collectively are one pillar of the Five Pillars of Islam, in Sunni Islam, and one of the ten Practices of the Religion ( Furū al-Dīn) according to Shia Islam. Inspired by the tafsir of the two hadiths that were transmitted on behalf of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the worth of the Fajr daily prayer is explained as being God's most-favoured prayer since others are asleep.ĭuring the Muslim holy month of Ramadan the start of Fajr prayer time marks the beginning of the obligatory daily fasting ( sawm).Īl-Fajr is also the name of eighty-ninth chapter (sura) of the Qur'an. The Fajr prayer is mentioned by name in the Quran at sura 24 ( An-Nur) ayah. The Isha prayer, the daily prayer directly before the Fajr prayer, usually does not take place after midnight (depending on location). If counted from midnight, it is usually the first prayer of the day. As an Islamic day starts at sunset, the Fajr prayer is technically the third prayer of the day.
The Fajr prayer ( Arabic: صلاة الفجر ṣalāt al-faǧr, "dawn prayer") is one of the five mandatory salah (Islamic prayer).