Book 27: Time of the Fajr (early morning) prayer
Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 575
Anas (r.a) said that Zaid ibn Thābit (r.a) informed him that they ate the saḥūr [pre-dawn meal] with the Prophet (saw) and then stood up for the Prayer. ‘I [Anas] asked: “What was the interval of time between the two?” He replied: “The equivalent of 50 or 60, meaning [50 to 60] verses [of the Qurʾān]”.’
Translation: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat
Sahih al-Bukhari 576
Anas ibn Mālik (r.a) narrated that the Prophet (saw) and Zaid ibn Thābit (r.a) ate the saḥūr together. When they had finished, the Prophet (saw) stood for [Fajr] Prayer and they both prayed. We asked Anas (r.a): ‘What was the interval of time between them finishing their saḥūr and starting the Prayer?’ He replied: ‘The time required for a man to recite 50 verses [of the Qurʾān.]’
Translation: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat
Sahih al-Bukhari 577
Abū Ḥāzim narrated that he heard Sahl ibn Saʿd say: ‘I would eat the saḥūr with my family. I would then make haste to be in time to join the Fajr Prayer with the Messenger of Allāh (saw).’
Translation: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat
Sahih al-Bukhari 578
ʿĀʾishah (r.a) narrated: ‘Believing women would attend the Fajr Prayer behind the Messenger of Allāh (saw), wrapped in their cloaks. Then, they would return to their homes when they had completed the Prayer. No-one would recognise them in the dark.’
Translation: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat