The 365 · Sunnah · Day 6 · Morning
Sitting in Dhikr After Fajr Until Sunrise, Then Praying Two Rakʿahs
The hadith
مَنْ صَلَّى الْفَجْرَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ ثُمَّ قَعَدَ يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ، كَانَتْ لَهُ كَأَجْرِ حَجَّةٍ وَعُمْرَةٍ، تَامَّةٍ تَامَّةٍ تَامَّةٍ
The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever prays Fajr in congregation, then sits remembering Allah until the sun rises, then prays two rak'ahs, will have the reward of a complete Hajj and a complete 'Umrah, complete, complete, complete.' (Sunan at-Tirmidhi 586, classed hasan; narrated by Anas ibn Malik ra.)
Svenska: Profeten ﷺ sade: 'Den som ber Fajr i församling, sedan sitter och kommer ihåg Allah tills solen går upp, sedan ber två rakat, kommer att få belöningen för en fullständig Hajj och en fullständig 'Umrah, fullständig, fullständig, fullständig.'
Sunan at-Tirmidhi 586 (hasan, Anas ibn Malik); supporting narrations in Ahmad and at-Tabarani
The story
Anas ibn Malik narrated this hadith from the Prophet ﷺ. The Companions, after hearing it, made the post-Fajr sitting a daily practice. Multiple narrations describe them remaining in the masjid in dhikr, Qur'an recitation, or quiet reflection until the sun cleared the horizon, then standing for the two rak'ahs (sometimes called salah al-ishraq or salah al-shuruq). The two rak'ahs after sunrise are part of the package; without them, the hadith is incomplete.
Why it's here
The Prophet ﷺ said the word 'complete' three times in the same sentence to remove all doubt. The reward is not partial Hajj and 'Umrah; it is the full equivalent. Most Muslims will not perform Hajj more than once or twice in a lifetime. This sunnah offers the daily 'Umrah-and-Hajj reward, available every morning, for the cost of staying seated for thirty to sixty minutes after a prayer you were going to pray anyway.
Try it today
1. Pray Fajr in the masjid (or at home if necessary) and stay in your spot.
2. Recite morning adhkar, Qur'an, or other forms of dhikr until the sun has fully risen (about 15-20 minutes after the official sunrise time, to be safe of the prohibition window).
3. Pray two rak'ahs of ishraq.
4. Then begin the day.
In your day
The challenge is the morning rush: school drop-off, work commute, the urge to check the phone. The reward is named in the hadith. Try the practice on weekends first. Build the muscle. Then move it into weekday mornings as schedule allows.
A reflection to carry
Sitting after Fajr until sunrise + two rakʿahs. The Prophet ﷺ: 'Whoever prays Fajr in jamāʿah, then sits remembering Allah until sunrise, then prays two rakʿahs, has the reward of a complete ḥajj and ʿumrah.' (Tirmidhī 586, hasan.)
Read the longer reflection
The structural reward (ḥajj + ʿumrah for one morning) is severe. The Prophet ﷺ repeated: 'tāmmah, tāmmah, tāmmah' (complete, complete, complete) emphasizing the reward's completeness. Cure: pray Fajr in jamāʿah at the masjid; remain seated remembering Allah (Quran-recitation, dhikr, duʿāʾ) until 15-20 minutes after sunrise; pray the two rakʿahs (called the Ishrāq or Ḍuhā prayer). The full session is approximately 60-90 minutes. Modern morning-rush often skips this; the cost is the time-allocation; the benefit is the named complete ḥajj-and-ʿumrah reward weekly or daily.
Sources: Tirmidhi, Ahmad. The Qur'an and its translation are verified; the scholarship is retold faithfully in our own words and credited to its sources, never reproduced verbatim.
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