Benefits of the Hadith: (… Hafsah, the Mother of the Believers, reported to him that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to, when the mu'adhdhin finished the adhan for the Fajr prayer…

The Shaykh : This is the hadith of Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her), in which she clarified that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to, when the dawn appeared, not pray except two light rak'ahs. This indicates the sunnah of Fajr, and that one does not pray more than two rak'ahs. It also indicates that they should be performed lightly, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to lighten them. Based on this, if someone were to ask: Which is better, to make these two rak'ahs heavy or to lighten them? We would say that lightening them is better. And by this we know the depth of the saying of Allah the Exalted and He did not say "whoever does the most work," and that a little work may be better than a lot, depending on sincerity and following the Sunnah.
And her saying , if a cause arose for praying two other rak'ahs, would he pray or not? This depends on whether the prohibition begins from the appearance of the dawn or from the Fajr prayer. Some scholars said the prohibition of voluntary prayer begins from the appearance of the dawn, and some said it does not begin until after the Fajr prayer, and this is the correct view. Then, according to the view that it begins from the appearance of the dawn, is it permissible to pray what has a cause or not? There is scholarly disagreement on this, and the correct view is that it is permissible to pray what has a cause. Accordingly, performing voluntary prayer between the adhan for Fajr and the Fajr prayer, other than the two rak'ahs, is not prescribed. But if a cause exists, he prays. So if someone were to ask us: What do you say if I prayed the two rak'ahs of Fajr and then said, "I have time between now and the iqamah, so I will pray some rak'ahs to add to my worship," because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said and the time of prohibition has entered until now? We would say: No, do not pray. It is better that you do not pray except these two light rak'ahs, unless a cause exists, such as entering the mosque, performing wudu', the two rak'ahs of tawaf, or the like. Yes.
The reader: Amr al-Naqid narrated to us…

The Shaykh : The questioner.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Yes.