CHAPTER: EXCELLENCE OF OBSERVING TWO RAK'AHS OF SUNNAH IN THE DAWN PRAYER
No. 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 Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) commenced the dawn (prayer) when it dawned by observing two short rak'ahs before the commencement of the (Fard) prayer.
No. 1563
This hadith has been transmitted by Nafi' with the same chain of narrators.
No. 1564
Hafsa reported that when it was dawn, the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) did not observe (any other prayers) but two short rak'ahs.
No. 1565
A hadith like this has been narrated by Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters.
No. 1566
Hafsa reported: When the dawn appeared, the Prophet of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) observed two rak'ahs (of Sunnah prayers).
No. 1567
'A'isha reported: The Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) 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".)
No. 1568
'A'isha reported that the Prophet of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) used to observe two (supererogatory) rak'ahs in between the call to prayer and the Iqama of the dawn prayer.
No. 1569
'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) 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)?
No. 1570
'A'isha reported: When it was dawn, the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) observed two rak'ahs, and I would say: Does he recite only the opening chapter of the Qur'an in it?
No. 1571
'A'isha reported that the Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) was not so much particular about observing supererogatory rak'ahs as in case of the two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer.
No. 1572
'A'isha reported: I have never seen the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) hastening as much in observing supererogatory as two rak'ahs before the (Fard) of the dawn prayer.
No. 1573
'A'isha reported Allaah's Messenger as saying: The two rak'ahs at dawn are better than this world and what it contains.
No. 1574
'A'isha reported that the Prophet of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said about the two (supererogatory) rak'ahs of the dawn: They are dearer to me than the whole world.
No. 1575
Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) recited in the two (supererogatory) rak'ahs of the dawn (prayer):" Say: O unbelievers," (Qur'an, cix.) and" Say: Allaah is one" (cxii.).
No. 1576
Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) used to recite in first of the two (supererogatory) rak'ahs of the dawn:" Say: We believed in Allaah and what was revealed to us..." verses 285-286 from Surah Baqara, and in the second of the two:" I believe in Allaah and I bear testimony that we are Muslims" (iii. 51).
No. 1577
Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) used to recite in the two (supererogatory) rak'ahs of the dawn prayer:" Say: We believed in Allaah 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).
No. 1578
This hadith has been transmitted by another chain of narrators.