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السُّنَّةُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ،
Translation: It is Sunnah to perform two rakahs after the break of dawn.

“Break of dawn” means the arrival of true dawn, not sunrise. These two Sunnah rakahs are offered before the Fajr fard.

Their strong emphasis is supported by the report: رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا
Translation: The two rakahs of Fajr are better than this world and all it contains.

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The two Sunnah rakahs of Fajr

Voluntary Prayers: Regular Sunnahs, Nawafil and Juristic Differences

السُّنَّةُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ،
Translation: It is Sunnah to perform two rakahs after the break of dawn.

“Break of dawn” means the arrival of true dawn, not sunrise. These two Sunnah rakahs are offered before the Fajr fard.

Their strong emphasis is supported by the report: رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا
Translation: The two rakahs of Fajr are better than this world and all it contains.