Al-Fajr
الفجر"The Dawn"
- Number
- 89 of 114
- Verses
- 30
- Revealed
- Makkah
O soul at rest — return.
24 passages reference this surah
From 14 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.
Ayyuhā al-Walad — O Beloved Son
Imam al-Ghazali · Timeless Classics
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"﴿And during the night, pray with it﴾: a command, ﴿and at dawn they seek forgiveness﴾: gratitude, ﴿and those who seek forgiveness at dawn﴾: remembrance. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: «There are three voices that Allah, Exalted is He, loves: the voice of the rooster, the voice of the one who recites the Qur'an, and the voice of those who seek forgiveness at dawn.»"
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"When the dawn breaks, a caller calls: Behold, let the heedless rise, and they rise from their beds as if they were dead, resurrected from their graves.' It is seen in the counsels of Luqman the Wise to his son that he said: "O my son, let not the rooster be more discerning than you, for it calls at dawn while you are asleep.""
Book 40: The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"What have I to do with the dawn prayer? My husband the commander of the faithful was killed at the dawn prayer and my father was killed at the dawn prayer A sheikh from Quraysh narrated that when Ali was struck. He said I have triumphed by the Lord of the Kaaba"
Book 17: Etiquettes of Travel
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"leaving about two-thirds of a phase’s time where doubt exists if it marks true or false dawn with white spread not yet broad. During uncertain times, one should stop pre-dawn meals, finish praying witr, and refrain from fajr prayer until certainty is achieved."
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"Indeed, these phases help gauge how near or far true dawn is but cannot precisely mark its first moment. In summary, if four phases remain before the sun’s edge rises, it's surely the false dawn; if nearer to two phases, true dawn has appeared,"
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"Then, a horizontal whiteness appears unmistakable to the eye. This marks the first time. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "This is not the dawn," showing both hands, "but the dawn is like this," laying one forefinger over the other and spreading them apart, indicating a horizontal light."
Volume 1 — From Creation to Mūsā
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"The angels of the night and the angels of the day gather at the dawn prayer, as Abu Huraira noted, referencing the Quranic verse, and the recitation of the Quran at dawn, for the recitation of the Quran at dawn is witnessed."
Book 4: The Book of Prayer
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"On two nights of the month, the moon rises with the dawn: on the 26th night, the moon rises at dawn, and on the 12th night, dawn rises with the moon setting. This is generally the case, although there can be variations."
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"The hadith of qunut in the Fajr prayer, using the established words, is narrated by al-Bayhaqi from Ibn Abbas. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to perform qunut in the Fajr prayer and in the Witr of the night with these words: "Allahumma ihdini fiman hadait..."
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"and three others are the Duha prayer, the prayer between Maghrib and Isha, and the Tahajjud prayer. First is the Sunnah of Fajr, which is two rak'ahs. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, "The two rak'ahs of Fajr are better than this world and what it contains."
Book 19: The Book of Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"But it is said that one is contingent upon the other, just as correcting others is contingent upon correcting oneself. One should begin with oneself, then those under one's care. The response is that the pre-dawn meal is intended for fasting, and without fasting, pre-dawn is not recommended."
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"If they are known, it is recommended to prevent and rectify them. Similarly, if a mosque has a single muezzin who calls the adhan before dawn, he should be prevented from calling it after dawn, as this may confuse people about fasting and prayer times."
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"Some might argue that one should say: it is obligatory to perform ablution and prayer, so I will perform ablution even if I do not pray, or have a pre-dawn meal even if I do not fast, as both pre-dawn and fasting are recommended."
Book 10: The Mysteries of Regular Divisions
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"and two from the latter half of the night to the break of dawn. We shall mention the virtue of each devotion, its function, and what relates to it. The first period from dawn to sunrise is a noble time, evidenced by God's swearing by it when He says, “By the morning when it breathes."
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"There is no duty following prayer except these four. It is strengthened by taking arms and defense; fasting acts as a shield that restricts the courses of the opposing devil. There is no prayer after dawn except the two units of Fajr and the obligatory prayer until the sun rises."
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"he would lie down in his place of prayer until Bilal came to announce the prayer. She also said: "I would not find him after the pre-dawn except sleeping. Some predecessors considered this lying down before dawn a Sunnah, including Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him."
al-Fawāʾid — Points of Benefit, Volume One
Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics
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"or whether his gaze will turn to the One who clothed him in them. They loaded the ships of their hearts with cargo that could be sold to none but the King, and when the winds of the pre-dawn hour blew, those ships set sail; and dawn had scarcely broken before they were in harbor."
Al-Kabā'ir — The Major Sins
Imam al-Dhahabī · Timeless Classics
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"praying the Isha until the Fajr, nor praying the Fajr until the sun rises. Whoever dies in this state, unrepentant, has been promised by Allah a valley in hell, deep and foul in taste. Allah also says in another verse, So woe to those who pray but are heedless"
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"chapter the importance of attending the Isha and Fajr prayers the Prophet peace be upon him said these two prayers are the heaviest prayers upon the hypocrites meaning the Isha and Fajr if they knew what was in them of reward they would"
Book 38: The Book of Self-Examination and Self-Reckoning
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"At night, she would say, "This is the night I die," and prayed until dawn. Abu Sulayman al-Darani shared an experience: "I spent a night with Rabi'ah. She rose to her prayer niche, and I stood in another part of the house, remaining in prayer until dawn."
Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West
Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta
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"we shall mention. Sultan Jamal al-Din is diligent in performing salah in congregation. His routine is to come to the mosque before dawn, recite the Quran until the break of dawn, then pray at the earliest time, and afterwards leave the city."
The Story of Ishaq & Yaqub
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
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"He found it was Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud who explained that Jacob delayed his sons until dawn with his statement, I will seek forgiveness for you from my Lord. Allah Almighty has stated, And those who ask forgiveness at dawn, the Messenger of"
Volume Two
Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn
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"Second, surrendering until that time passes, without forcing it away or confronting it with struggle. He should not seek the dawn in the middle of the night, but rather rest until most of the night has passed, and the dawn appears."
Volume One
Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn
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"Indeed, اللّٰه is Forgiving and Merciful." And He said, "And those who seek forgiveness before dawn." الحَسَن explained that they extended the prayer until dawn, then sat seeking forgiveness from اللّٰه, the Mighty and Majestic."
Books referenced
Ayyuhā al-Walad
Imam al-Ghazali · 1h 9m
The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife
Imam al-Ghazali · 7h 38m
Etiquettes of Travel
Imam al-Ghazali · 1h 43m
From Creation to Mūsā
Ibn Kathir · 18h 8m
The Book of Prayer
Imam al-Ghazali · 5h 10m
The Book of Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil
Imam al-Ghazali · 3h 46m
Arrangement of Litanies
Imam al-Ghazali · 2h 40m
al-Fawāʾid
Ibn al-Qayyim · 6h 03m