Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The two (sunnah) rak'ahs of Fajr are better than the whole world." And in the narration of Yazid bin Zuray' it is: "better than the world and everything in it." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it!

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that in the two (sunnah) rak'ahs of Fajr, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) most often recited this verse: "Say: We believe in Allah and in what has been sent down to us and what was sent down to Ibrahim (peace be upon him)" [Surah al-Baqarah: 136] to the end of the verse; and in the second rak'ah: "Say: O People of the Book, come to a word that is equitable between us and you" up to His words: "Bear witness that we are Muslims" [Surah Al Imran: 64] . This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but they did not record it!

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever misses the two (sunnah) rak'ahs of Fajr, let him pray them after the sun has risen." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The iqamah was called for the (Fajr) prayer, and I stood up to pray the two (sunnah) rak'ahs, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) pulled me towards him and said: "Are you praying the morning prayer as four rak'ahs?" This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), attributing it to the Prophet (marfu'), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked: Which prayer is most virtuous after the obligatory ones? And which fasting is most virtuous after Ramadan? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The most virtuous prayer after the obligatory prayer is the prayer in the middle of the night, and the most virtuous fasting after Ramadan is the fasting of Allah's month, Muharram." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hold fast to standing in prayer at night (tahajjud), for it is the way of the righteous who came before you; it is a means for you of nearness to your Lord, an expiation for sins, and a restraint from sin." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but they did not record it.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that one night the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) felt some pain. When morning came, it was said: O Messenger of Allah, the effects of pain on you are quite evident. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, I am in the state you see, but by the grace of Allah I have recited (tonight) the seven long surahs (al-Sab' al-Tiwal)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but they did not record it.

Abdullah bin Abi Qays narrates that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said to me: "Never abandon the tahajjud prayer, for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) never left it, and when he (peace and blessings be upon him) was ill or felt tired, he would pray sitting."

(A narration reported in support of the previous hadith.) This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever keeps to these five obligatory prayers will not be written among the heedless, and whoever recites one hundred verses in a night will be written among the devoutly obedient (qanitin) to Allah." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.