B) Aisha—may Allah be pleased with her—said: “The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—was more diligent in consistently observing the two rak‘ahs of Fajr than any other voluntary prayer.” Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim. (1) The hadith emphasizes the importance of consistently observing the two rak‘ahs of Fajr.
This regular sunnah prayer thus combines his verbal encouragement to perform it with his own consistent practice of it.
C) She also said: “The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—would never omit four rak‘ahs before Zuhr and two rak‘ahs before the morning [Fajr] prayer.” Narrated by al-Bukhari and al-Nasa’i. (2)
These hadiths demonstrate the virtue of the two rak‘ahs of Fajr and show that they are among the most strongly emphasized regular sunnah prayers.
Third: Keeping Them Brief
It was the practice of the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—to keep the two rak‘ahs of Fajr brief and not prolong the recitation in them. The hadiths establishing this include the following:
A) The Mother of the Believers, Hafsa, said: “When the muezzin had finished the call to the Fajr prayer and dawn had broken, the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—would perform two brief rak‘ahs before