How can one reconcile the hadith, "Whoever prays Fajr in congregation then sits remembering Allah until the sun rises, then prays two rak'ahs, will have a reward like that of a Hajj and an 'Umrah," and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "complete, complete, complete," with his action, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, of leaving the mosque after the Fajr prayer when the sun rises? And which of the two is closer to the Sunnah?

The two hadiths concerning sitting in the prayer area after Fajr prayer do not contradict each other. Both encourage staying in the prayer area for remembrance (dhikr) and waiting until the sun rises to permit the performance of supererogatory prayers (nafilah). The first hadith encourages praying two rak'ahs after sunrise, with a reward equivalent to a Hajj and an 'Umrah, while the second describes the Prophet's (peace be upon him) action of sitting in his prayer area until the sun rose. The two hadiths can be reconciled by sitting in the prayer area after Fajr until sunrise, and then either performing two rak'ahs after sunrise or departing without praying them.