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The two rak'at before Fajr

ركعتا الفجر

The two rak'at before the dawn prayer are better than the world and all it holds.

Sahih

The practice

'A'isha reports in Muslim that the Prophet ﷺ said the two rak'at of Fajr are better than the world and what is in it. They are among the twelve confirmed Sunnah rak'at that islamweb's fatwa lists.

Evidence

Sahih

Sahih Muslim 725a

Grades
GraderVerdict
MuslimSahih (included by Muslim in his Sahih) (Sahih)
Full narration

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْغُبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏

A'isha reported Allah's Messenger as saying:The two rak'ahs at dawn are better than this world and what it contains

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