Sa'id, that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "There is no prayer after the Asr prayer until the sun sets, and no prayer after the Fajr prayer until the sun rises." Recorded by Muslim. Abu Dawud also recorded the hadith of Umar with this wording. In the hadith of Amr ibn Abasah, he said: "Pray the morning prayer, then refrain from prayer," as recorded by Muslim. (13) In the version of Abu Dawud, he says: I said, "O Messenger of Allah, which part of the night is most heard?" He said, "The final part of the night, so pray as you wish, for prayer is recorded and witnessed until you pray the morning prayer, then refrain until the sun rises and ascends by the measure of one or two spears." This is because the wording of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, regarding Asr was linked to the prayer itself, not its time, so the same applies to Fajr. Furthermore, it is a time of prohibition after a prayer, so it is linked to the performance of that prayer, just like after Asr. The famous position in the Madhhab is the first one, due to what Yasar, the freed slave of Ibn Umar, narrated, saying: Ibn Umar saw me praying after the rising of the dawn and said: "O Yasar, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came out to us while we were praying this prayer and said: 'Let those of you who are present inform those who are absent: Do not pray after Fajr except for two prostrations.'" Recorded by Abu Dawud (14). In another wording: "There is no prayer after the rising of the dawn except for two prostrations." Recorded by al-Daraqutni (15). In another wording: "Except for the two rak'ahs of Fajr." He said: It is gharib (uncommon), and it was narrated by Qudamah ibn Musa. It has been narrated from him by more than one of the scholars, and he said: "This is what the scholars have reached a consensus upon." From Abu Hurayrah, he said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "If the dawn rises, then there is no prayer except the two rak'ahs of Fajr." (16) This clarifies the intent of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, regarding the general wording, and it is not contradicted by the specification of the prohibition after the prayer, for that is an implied indication (dalil khitab), while this is an explicit text (mantuq), and therefore it takes precedence.
(13) See what has preceded on page 514. (14) In: Chapter: Regarding one who granted concession for the two rak'ahs after Asr if the sun is still high, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/294. It was also brought out by Ibn Majah, in: Chapter: Regarding one who communicates knowledge, from the Introduction. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/86. (15) In: Chapter: The prohibition of prayer after the Fajr prayer and after the Asr prayer, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Daraqutni 1/246. It is found with the following wording, and we did not find it with the former wording, just as we did not find his judgment regarding it. (16) Brought out by al-Tabarani in al-Awsat. See: Fath al-Kabir by al-Nabhani 1/131, and Sahih al-Jami' al-Saghir by al-Albani 1/246.