It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the call to prayer for Fajr had been given, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would perform two light rak'ahs before the congregation was established.

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to recite the Sunnah prayers of Fajr quickly, to the extent that I would wonder whether he had even recited Surah Al-Fatihah or not.

Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) and a group have said that in the Sunnah prayers of Fajr, one should suffice with only Surah Al-Fatihah, meaning that after Al-Fatihah, no other Surah should be recited. However, according to the majority of scholars, another Surah should be recited, and this is the correct view.

It is narrated from Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman that when people heard the takbeer, they stood up and began to offer the sunnah prayers. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out and said: "Are two prayers to be performed together? Are two prayers to be performed together?" And he, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "These are the two rak'ahs included with the morning prayer which are offered before the morning (fard) prayer."

Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) received the information that when Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) missed the two Sunnah of Fajr, he performed them after the sun had risen.

The same is narrated from Qasim bin Muhammad.