Offer the Fajr prayer at dawn, for this earns you greater rewards – or brings greater rewa…

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Hadith text: Offer the Fajr prayer at dawn, for this earns you great…

عن رافع بن خديج رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «أَصْبِحُوا بالصبح؛ فإنه أعظم لِأُجُورِكُم، أو أعظم للأجر».

Explanation of the hadith: Offer the Fajr prayer at dawn, for this earns you great…

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that we should perform the Fajr prayer after the break of dawn, explaining that this is greater in reward, given the certainty that the time of the Fajr prayer has come.

Categories : Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship · Prayer · Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles · Conditions of Prayer

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