Salat al-Fajr (Dawn Prayer) صلاة الفجر

Hadith on Sunnah: Twelve raka’at of al-Sunan al-Rawatib prayers

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever perseveres in performing twelve cycles of prayer from the Sunnah, Allah will build a house for

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Hadith on Cursing: Do not curse roosters, they wake you for prayer

Zayd ibn Khalid reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not disparage the rooster, as it wakes you up for prayer.” Source: Sunan Abī

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Hadith on Dreams: Truest dreams seen in last hours of night

Abu Sa’id reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The most truthful of dreams are seen shortly before dawn.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2274 Grade: Hasan (fair) according

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Hadith on Salat: No voluntary prayer after ‘Asr and Fajr, with exceptions

Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, only prayed two cycles after the afternoon prayer because some property came to him, which occupied him from performing

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Hadith on Quran: Female companions learn Quran from the Prophet

Umm Hisham bint Harithah reported: I took the chapter, “Qaf, by the Glorious Quran,” (50:1) from the mouth of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, on

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Hadith on Mosques: Umar does not stop his wife from visiting the Masjid

Ibn Umar reported: One of the wives of Umar attended dawn and evening prayers in congregation in the mosque. It was said to her, “Why do you go out while

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Ibrahim on Healing: Medicine for the soul is in five things

Al-Azdi reported: Ibrahim al-Khawwas, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The cure of the heart is in five things: reading the Quran with contemplation, emptying the stomach, standing for

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Hadith on Nawafil: Pray Witr before morning comes

Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Perform Witr prayer before the morning.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 754 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ

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Hadith on Witr: The Prophet prays Witr before dawn

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would perform Witr prayer every night, either at the beginning, middle, or end of the night, finishing his

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Hadith on Nawafil: Praying Witr prayer, Sunan of dawn prayer

Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would pray at night, two by two, and make it odd with one cycle. The Prophet would pray two

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Hadith on Dua: Four powerful supplications for morning

Juwayriah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to her one morning for the dawn prayer and she was in the mosque. Then, he returned later

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Hadith on Fajr: Women attend dawn prayer with the Prophet

Aisha reported: The believing women would pray the dawn prayer with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Then, they would return home wrapped in their mantles; they would

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Hadith on Prayer: People would race to prayer if they knew

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If people knew the virtues in the call to prayer and the first row of prayer

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Hadith on Qiyam: Night prayer is two by two, plus witr prayer

Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The night prayer is performed two by two. If you worry that morning is near, pray

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Hadith on Quran: Surat al-Ikhlas is one-third, al-Kafirun is one-forth

Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The chapter, ‘Say: He is Allah the One,’ (112:1) is equal to one-third of the

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Sa’id on Sunnah: Punished for praying differently from Sunnah

Sa’id ibn al-Musayyib reported: He saw a man praying after sunrise at dawn with more than two cycles, and he was excessive in his bowing and prostration, so Sa’id prohibited

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Hadith on Isha: Discouraged to sleep before evening prayer, talk after it

Abu Barzah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, disliked sleeping before evening prayer or talking after it. In another narration, he said: The Prophet delayed

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Hadith on Masjid: Angels bless those who wait for prayer

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The prayer of a man in congregation is twenty-five times better than prayer in his home

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Hadith on Curses: Prohibition of cursing people by name

Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, raised his head from the last bowing in dawn prayer, saying, “O Allah, curse this person,

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Hadith on Salat: Shorter surahs in day, longer at dawn

Jabir ibn Samurah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would recite in the noon prayer, “By the night as it envelopes,” (92:1) and similar chapters to those

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