3.21. EXCELLENCE OF SUNNAT PRAYERS

God says

Say [to mankind O Prophet]: “if you love God, follow me, [and] God will love you and forgive you your sins; for God is much-forgiving, most gracious. ” -- Q.3:31


Prophet said

“Whoever prays twelve rak’ahs in a day and night, there will be built for him a house in paradise: four before Zuhr farz and two after it; two after Maghrib farz; ; two after Isha farz ; and two rak’ahs before the Fajr prayer.” -- H: Tirmizi. N: Omme Habibah.
The above 12 rak’ahs are sunnat-e-Muakkeda (stressed ).

“The two sunnat rak’ahs of ‘Fajr’ are better than the world and what is therein” -- H: Muslim. Narrator: Bibi Ayesha.

Bibi Ayesha narrated, “When the Messenger of God finished two rak’ahs (sunnat) of Fajr prayer he used to talk to me if (by then) I was awake, and if not, he used to (just) lie in bed (till the followers were ready and he went to lead the the Farz prayer)” -- H: Bukhari and Muslim.
This indicates that there should be some gap between the sunnat prayer and the Farz, which these days, is generally done by recitation of the Qur’an or words of remembrance of God.