Narrated by Aishah
The Prophet ﷺ was not more regular in any voluntary prayer than he was in the two rak'ahs before Fajr.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1163, Sahih Muslim 724
What this hadith teaches
He kept them even when travelling, which shows how important they are.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Aishah
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
لَمْ يَكُنِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى شَىْءٍ مِنَ النَّوَافِلِ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُ تَعَاهُدًا عَلَى رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 1163, as given on sunnah.com.