[Machine] Abu Dharr or Abu Darda doubted Shu'bah's narration. He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "No servant mentions himself while standing at night and then sleeps away from it except that his sleep is a charity that Allah grants to him and for which He will record the reward for what he intended."  

قَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ أَوْ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ شَكَّ شُعْبَةُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يُحَدِّثُ نَفْسَهُ بِقِيَامِ سَاعَةٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَيَنَامُ عَنْهَا إِلَّا كَانَ نَوْمُهُ صَدَقَةً تَصَدَّقَ اللَّهُ بِهَا عَلَيْهِ وَكُتِبَ لَهُ أَجْرُ مَا نَوَى»  

"I came to Al-Aswad bin Yazid, who was a close friend of mine and said: 'O Abu 'Amr, tell me what the Mother of the Believers told you about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' He said: 'She said: "He used to sleep for the first part of the night and stay up for the latter part.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1640)   

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ «كَانَ يَنَامُ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَيَقُومُ آخِرَهُ»  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "The most beloved fasting to Allah was the fasting of (the Prophet) David who used to fast on alternate days. And the most beloved prayer to Allah was the prayer of David who used to sleep for (the first) half of the night and pray for 1/3 of it and (again) sleep for a sixth of it." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3420)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «أَحَبُّ الصَّلَاةِ إِلَى اللَّهِ صَلَاةُ دَاوُدَ كَانَ يَنَامُ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ وَيَقُومُ ثُلُثَ اللَّيْلِ وَيَنَامُ سُدُسَهُ وَأَحَبُّ الصِّيَامِ إِلَى اللَّهِ صِيَامُ دَاوُدَ كَانَ يَصُومُ يَوْمًا وَيُفْطِرُ يَوْمًا»  

When the Prophet ﷺ got up to pray at night, he would brush his teeth with the siwak. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1621)  

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يَشُوصُ فَاهُ»  

That he spent a night with Maimunah, wife of the Prophet ﷺ, who was also his (Ibn 'Abbas's) maternal aunt. I lay towards the width of the pillow and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his wife slept towards its length. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ slept. When half the night passed, or a little before it or a little after it, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ awoke and began to rub his face (eyes) to remove the sleep. He then recited ten verses from the last part of Surah 'Al-Imran. Hen then came to a bag of water that was hanging. He performed ablution from it and performed his ablution well. He then stood up and prayed. I also got up and did as he did. I then went and stood at his side. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ placed his right hand upon my head and took me by my ear twisting it. He then prayed two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs. The narrator al-Qa'nabi said: Six times. He observed the witr prayer, and then slept until the mu'adhdhin came. He got up and prayed two light rak'ahs and then came out and offered the dawn prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1367)  

أَنَّهُ بَاتَ عِنْدَ مَيْمُونَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهِيَ خَالَتُهُ قَالَ فَاضْطَجَعْتُ فِي عَرْضِ الْوِسَادَةِ «وَاضْطَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَهْلُهُ فِي طُولِهَا فَنَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى انْتَصَفَ اللَّيْلُ أَوْ قَبْلَهُ أَوْ بَعْدَهُ بِقَلِيلٍ اسْتَيْقَظَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ يَمْسَحُ النَّوْمَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ بِيَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ الْعَشْرَ آيَاتِ الْخَوَاتِمَ مِنْ سُورَةِ آلِ عِمْرَانَ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى شَنٍّ مُعَلَّقَةٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْهَا فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ قَامَ يُصَلِّي» قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَقُمْتُ فَصَنَعْتُ مِثْلَ مَا صَنَعَ ثُمَّ ذَهَبْتُ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ «فَوَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى رَأْسِي فَأَخَذَ بِأُذُنِي الْيُمْنَى يَفْتِلُهَا فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ حَتَّى جَاءَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَصَلَّى الصُّبْحَ»  

[Machine] About the night prayer of the Prophet ﷺ , it was said, "He used to sleep at the beginning of the night and then get up to pray. When it was close to dawn, if he had a need for his family, he would go to them, otherwise he would sleep. When he heard the call to prayer, he would quickly get up and what she (referring to the narrator) did not say was that he would perform a ritual bath if he was in a state of major ritual impurity, otherwise he would perform ablution. Then he would go out to pray."  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ «كَانَ يَنَامُ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي فَإِذَا كَانَ مِنَ السَّحَرِ أَوْتَرَ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ وَإِلَّا نَامَ فَإِذَا سَمِعَ الْأَذَانَ وَثَبَ وَمَا قَالَتْ قَامَ فَإِنْ كَانَ جُنُبًا أَفَاضَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ وَمَا قَالَتِ اغْتَسَلَ وَإِلَّا تَوَضَّأَ وَخَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ»  

[Machine] I used to spend the night with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and I would bring him water for ablution and fulfill his needs. He would stand during the night saying, "Glory be to my Lord and with His praise, Glory be to my Lord and with His praise, the Compassionate *." Then he would say, "Glory be to the Lord of all the worlds, Glory be to the Lord of all the worlds, the Compassionate."  

كُنْتُ أَبِيتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِوَضُوئِهِ وَحَاجَتِهِ وَكَانَ يَقُومُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يَقُولُ «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي وَبِحَمْدِهِ الْهَوِيَّ *» ثُمَّ يَقُولُ «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ الْهَوِيَّ»  

"I used to stay overnight at the Prophet's ﷺ apartment and I used to hear him when he prayed Qiyam at night saying: 'Subhan Allahi Rabil-Alamin (Glory be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds)' for a long time, then he said: 'Subhan Allah wa bi hamdih (Glory and praise be to Allah) for a long time." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1618)  

كُنْتُ أَبِيتُ عِنْدَ حُجْرَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَكُنْتُ أَسْمَعُهُ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ قَالَ «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ الْهَوِيَّ» ثُمَّ يَقُولُ «سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ الْهَوِيَّ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Whoever wakes up in the morning and says upon waking: La ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in Qadir; Subhan-Allah walhamdu lillahi, wa la ilaha illallahu, wa Allahu Akbar, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahil-‘Aliyil-‘Azim (None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, with no partner or associate. His is the dominion and all praise is to Him, and He is Able to do all things. Glory is to Allah, praise is to Allah, none has the right to be worshiped but Allah, Allah is the Most Great, and there is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Supreme), then he supplicates Rabbighfirli (O Lord, forgive me), he will be forgiven.’” Walid said: “Or he said: then if he supplicated, it will be answered for him then if he stood up and performed ablution and then performed prayer, his prayer would be accepted.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3878)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ تَعَارَّ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ حِينَ يَسْتَيْقِظُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي غُفِرَ لَهُ وَإِنْ قَامَ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَصَلَّى قُبِلَتْ صَلَاتُهُ» قَالَ الْوَلِيدُ قَالَ «غُفِرَ لَهُ أَوِ اسْتُجِيبَ لَهُ»  

“When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed Tahajjud at night, he would say: “Allahumma lakal-hamd, Anta nurus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Wa lakal-hamd, Anta qayyamus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Wa lakal-hamd, Anta malikus- samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Wa lakal-hamd, Antal-haqq, wa waʿduka haqq, wa liqa’uka haqq, wa qawluka haqq, wal-jannatu haqq, wan-naru haqq, was-saʿatu haqq, wan-nabiyyuna haqq, wa Muhammadun haqq. Allahumma laka aslamtu, wa bika amantu, wa ʿalaika tawakkaltu wa ilaika anabtu, wa bika khasamtu, wa ilaika hakamtu, faghfirli ma qaddamtu wa ma akhkhartu, wa ma asrartu wa ma aʿlantu. Antal-muqaddimu wa Antal-muakhkhiru. La ilaha illa anta wa la ilaha ghairuka, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa bika (O Allah, to you is praise, You are the Light of the heavens and the earth, and everyone therein. To You is praise, You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth, and everyone therein. To You is praise, You are the Sovereign of the heavens and the earth, and everyone therein. To You is praise, You are the Truth; Your promise is true, the meeting with You is true, Your saying is true, Paradise is true, the Fire is true, the Hour is true, the Prophets are true, and Muhammad ﷺ is true. O Allah, to You have I submitted, in You I believe, in You have I put my trust, to You I turn in repentance, by Your help I argue, to You I refer my case, so forgive me for my past and future sins, what I have done in secret and what I have done openly. You are the One Who brings forward and puts back. None has the right to be worshipped but You, and there is none who has the right to be worshipped other than You. And there is no power and no strength except with You.” Another chain that Ibn ʿAbbas narrated: “When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood during the night for Tahajjud,” and he mentioned something similar. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1355)   

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تَهَجَّدَ قَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ قَيَّامُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ مَلِكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ الْحَقُّ وَلِقَاؤُكَ حَقٌّ وَوَعْدُكَ حَقٌّ وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ وَالنَّبِيُّونَ حَقٌّ وَمُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ حَقٌّ اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ آمَنْتُ وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ حَاكَمْتُ فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ» قَالَ سُفْيَانُ وَزَادَ فِيهِ عَبْدُ الْكَرِيمِ «لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ» قَالَ سُفْيَانُ فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهِ عَبْدَ الْكَرِيمِ أَبَا أُمَيَّةَ فَقَالَ قُلْ «أَنْتَ إِلَهِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ»  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up for praying at midnight, he said: o Allah, be praise to Thee, Thou art the light of the heavens and the earth; and to Thee be praise; Thou are the maintainer of the heavens and the earth; and to Thee be praise, Thou art the heavens and the earth and what is between them; Thou art the truth, and Thy statement is truth; and Thy promise is the truth; and the visitation with Thee is true; and the Paradise is true and the Hell-fire is true and the Hour is true; O Allah, to Thee I turned my attention, and by Thee I disputed, and to Thee I brought forth my case, so forgive me my former and latter sins, and my secret and open sins, Thou art my deity, there is no deity but Thou. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 771)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ مِنْ جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ يَقُولُ «اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ قَيَّامُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ أَنْتَ الْحَقُّ وَوَعْدُكَ الْحَقُّ وَلِقَاؤُكَ حَقٌّ وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ حَاكَمْتُ فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ أَنْتَ إِلَهِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ»  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up for praying at midnight, he said: o Allah, be praise to Thee, Thou art the light of the heavens and the earth; and to Thee be praise; Thou are the maintainer of the heavens and the earth; and to Thee be praise, Thou art the heavens and the earth and what is between them; Thou art the truth, and Thy statement is truth; and Thy promise is the truth; and the visitation with Thee is true; and the Paradise is true and the Hell-fire is true and the Hour is true; O Allah, to Thee I turned my attention, and by Thee I disputed, and to Thee I brought forth my case, so forgive me my former and latter sins, and my secret and open sins, Thou art my deity, there is no deity but Thou. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 771)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ كَبَّرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ قَيَّامُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ أَنْتَ حَقٌّ وَقَوْلُكَ حَقٌّ وَوَعْدُكَ حَقٌّ وَلِقَاؤُكَ حَقٌّ وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ حَاكَمْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ أَنْتَ إِلَهِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ»  

I asked 'A'isha, the mother of the believers, (to tell me) the words with which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commenced the prayer when he got up at night. She said: When he got up at night he would commence his prayer with these words: O Allah, Lord of Gabriel, and Michael, and Israfil, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, Who knowest the unseen and the seen; Thou decidest amongst Thy servants concerning their differences. Guide me with Thy permission in the divergent views (which the people) hold about Truth, for it is Thou Who guidest whom Thou wilt to the Straight Path. (Using translation from Muslim 770)  

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَفْتَتِحُ صَلَاتَهُ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ افْتَتَحَ صَلَاتَهُ «اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ جِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ وَإِسْرَافِيلَ فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ أَنْتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِيمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ اهْدِنِي لَمَا اخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ فَإِنَّكَ تَهْدِي مَنْ تَشَاءُ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ»  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he entered the prayer, he said, "Allah is the Greatest, Great is Allah, Great is Allah. Praise be to Allah abundantly, praise be to Allah abundantly, praise be to Allah abundantly. Glory be to Allah in the morning and in the evening, glory be to Allah in the morning and in the evening, glory be to Allah in the morning and in the evening. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the whispers, breath, and deceit of Satan."  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ دَخَلَ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ «اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ»  

"I asked 'Aishah with what did he- meaning the Prophet ﷺ- start Qiyam Al-Lail? She said: 'You have asked me something which no one before you has asked. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say the takbir ten times, the tahmid ten times, the tasbih ten times, and the tahlil ten times, and pray for forgiveness ten times, and say: Allahummaghfirli, wahdini, warzuqni wa 'afini. A'udhu billahi min diqil-maqami yawmal-qiyamah (O Allah, forgive me, guide me, grant me provision and good health. I seek refuge with Allah from the difficulty of standing on the Day of Resurrection.)" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1617)   

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسْتَفْتِحُ بِهِ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَتْ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَكَ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسْتَفْتِحُ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يُصَلِّي يَبْدَأُ فَيُكَبِّرُ عَشْرًا ثُمَّ يُسَبِّحُ عَشْرًا وَيَحْمَدُ عَشْرًا وَيُهَلِّلُ عَشْرًا وَيَسْتَغْفِرُ عَشْرًا وَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي عَشْرًا وَيَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ ضِيقِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ عَشْرًا»  

[Machine] "He used to raise his voice while standing up in the night" and it is mentioned that the Prophet ﷺ used to do that.  

«أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ رَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ طَوْرًا» وَيَذْكُرُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَفْعَلُهُ  

[Machine] "I prayed with the Prophet ﷺ one night and whenever he passed by a sign of mercy, he would stop and supplicate, and whenever he passed by a sign of punishment, he would stop and seek refuge."  

«صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَمَا مَرَّ بِآيَةِ رَحْمَةٍ إِلَّا وَقَفَ عِنْدَهَا وَسَأَلَ وَلَا مَرَّ بِآيَةِ عَذَابٍ إِلَّا وَقَفَ عِنْدَهَا وَتَعَوَّذَ»  

[Machine] "I prayed with the Prophet, the Messenger of Allahﷺ one night. Whenever he came across a verse of mercy, he would stop and pray for it, and whenever he encountered a verse of punishment, he would stop and seek refuge in Allah."  

«صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَمَا مَرَّ بِآيَةِ رَحْمَةٍ إِلَّا وَقَفَ عِنْدَهَا فَسَأَلَ وَلَا مَرَّ بِآيَةِ عَذَابٍ إِلَّا وَقَفَ عِنْدَهَا وَتَعَوَّذَ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: When one of you gets up at night, he should begin the prayer with two short rak'ahs. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1323)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ»  

[Machine] "That you enter while permission has been granted to you?" They said, "Only we thought that some members of the family were asleep." He said, "Did you assume negligence on the part of Um Abd?" Then he approached and began to praise (Allah) until he thought that the sun had risen. He said, "O my servant, look, has it risen?" She looked and indeed it had risen. So he said, "Praise to Allah who has relieved us on this day." He said, "This is Mahdi and I think he said, 'And He did not destroy us because of our sins.'" A man from the people said, "I recited the entire Mufassal yesterday." Abdullah said, "This is like this poetry: 'Indeed, I memorize the surahs that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite - eighteen (from the Mufassal) and two (from the chapters of Surah Ham).' "  

أَنْ تَدْخُلُوا وَقَدْ أُذِنَ لَكُمْ؟ فَقَالُوا لَا إِلَّا أَنَّا ظَنَنَّا أَنَّ بَعْضَ أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ نَائِمٌ قَالَ ظَنَنْتُمْ بِآلِ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ غَفْلَةً ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ يُسَبِّحُ حَتَّى ظَنَّ أَنَّ الشَّمْسَ قَدْ طَلَعَتْ قَالَ يَا جَارِيَةُ انْظُرِي هَلْ طَلَعَتْ؟ قَالَ فَنَظَرَتْ فَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ طَلَعَتْ فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَقَالَنَا يَوْمَنَا هَذَا قَالَ مَهْدِيٌّ وَأَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ وَلَمْ يُهْلِكْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا قَالَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ قَرَأْتُ الْمُفَصَّلَ الْبَارِحَةَ كُلَّهُ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ هَذًّا كَهَذِّ الشِّعْرِ «إِنِّي لَأَحْفَظُ الْقَرَائِنَ الَّتِي كَانَ يَقْرَؤُهُنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ وَسُورَتَيْنِ مِنْ آلِ حم»  

I shall watch the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at night. I slept at the threshold of his door or of his tent. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed two light rak'ahs, and then prayed two long, long, long rak'ahs. He then prayed two rak'ahs that were not so long as the two rak'ahs before them ; he then prayed two rak'ahs that were less in duration, than the rak'ahs before them; again he prayed two rak'ahs that were less in length then the preceding rak'ahs; he then prayed two rak'ahs that were less in length than the previous rak'ahs. This made altogether thirteen rak'ahs. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1366)  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَأَرْمُقَنَّ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَ فَتَوَسَّدْتُ عَتَبَتَهُ أَوْ فُسْطَاطَهُ «فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ فَذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً»  

"I prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one night. He started reciting Surat Al-Baqarah and he recited one hundred verses, then did not bow, rather he continued. I thought: 'He will complete it in two rak'ahs, but he continued.' I thought: 'He will complete it and then bow,' but he continued until he recited Surat An-Nisa', then Al Imran. Then he bowed for almost as long as he had stood, saying while bowing: 'Subhan Rabbial-azim, Subhan Rabbial-azim, Subhan Rabbial-azim ( Glory be to my Lord Almighty, Glory be to my Lord Almighty, Glory be to my Lord Almighty).' Then he raised his head and said: 'Sami Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears the one who praises Him). Then he prostrated and made his prostration lengthy, saying: "Subhan Rabbial-A'la, Subhan Rabbial-A'la, Subhan Rabbial-A'la (Glory be to my Lord Most High, Glory be to my Lord Most High, Glory be to my Lord Most High). And he did not come to any verse that spoke of fear or glorifying Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, but he said something appropriate." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1133)   

«صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَافْتَتَحَ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فَقُلْتُ يَقْرَأُ مِائَةَ آيَةٍ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ فَمَضَى فَقُلْتُ يَخْتِمُهَا فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ فَمَضَى فَقُلْتُ يَخْتِمُهَا ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ فَمَضَى حَتَّى قَرَأَ سُورَةَ النِّسَاءِ ثُمَّ آلِ عِمْرَانَ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ نَحْوًا مِنْ قِيَامِهِ يَقُولُ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ فَأَطَالَ الْقِيَامَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَأَطَالَ السُّجُودَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِهِ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى لَا يَمُرُّ بِآيَةِ تَخْوِيفٍ أَوْ تَعْظِيمٍ إِلَّا ذَكَرَهُ»  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to remain in his prostration as long as a person recites fifty verses." You want to know about the night prayer.  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَمْكُثُ فِي سُجُودِهِ قَدْرَ مَا يَقْرَأُ الرَّجُلُ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً» تُرِيدُ فِي صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to observe thirteen rak'ahs of the night prayer. Five out of them consisted of Witr, and he did not sit, but at the end (for salutation). (Using translation from Muslim 737a)  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray eleven rak'ahs between the completion of 'Isha prayer, which is when people are called to the darkness of dawn, and the dawn prayer. In each set of two rak'ahs, he would recite the salaam. Additionally, he would perform one witr rak'ah. When the muezzin finished calling for the dawn prayer and the dawn appeared to him, and the muezzin came to him, he would stand and perform two light rak'ahs, then lie down on his right side until the muezzin came to him with the call to establish the prayer.  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِيمَا بَيْنَ أَنْ يَفْرُغَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ وَهِيَ الَّتِي يَدْعُو النَّاسُ الْعَتَمَةَ إِلَى الْفَجْرِ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُسَلِّمُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَيُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ فَإِذَا سَكَتَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ وَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُ الْفَجْرُ وَجَاءَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ قَامَ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ وَاضْطَجَعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ بِالْإِقَامَةِ»  

[Machine] Narrated by al-Qa'nabi from Malik from Sa'id ibn Abi Sa'id from Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Rahman that he asked Aisha, "How was the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in Ramadan?" She said, "He would not exceed eleven rak'ahs, be it during Ramadan or outside of it."  

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي رَمَضَانَ؟ فَقَالَتْ «مَا كَانَ يَزِيدُ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَلَا فِي غَيْرِهِ عَلَى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً»  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray eleven rakʿat at night and that was his night prayer and each of his prostrations lasted for a period enough for one of you to recite fifty verses before Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his head. He also used to pray two rakʿat (Sunnah) before the (compulsory) Fajr prayer and then lie down on his right side till the Mu'adh-dhin came to him for the prayer. (Using translation from Bukhārī 994)  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً بِاللَّيْلِ فَكَانَتْ تِلْكَ صَلَاتُهُ يَسْجُدُ السَّجْدَةَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ بِقَدْرِ مَا يَقْرَأُ أَحَدُكُمْ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَيَرْكَعُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ يَضْطَجِعُ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ لِلصَّلَاةِ»  

“The Prophet ﷺ used to pray thirteen Rak’ah at night.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1359)   

«كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ»  

[Machine] The translation of the given text into English is: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray eight units of voluntary prayers at night, then he would shorten it to odd numbers and perform two units of prayer while sitting."  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَمَانَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَيُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ»  

[Machine] We never saw the Prophet ﷺ praying at night except that we saw him praying, and we never wished to see him sleeping at night except that we saw him sleeping.  

أَنْ نَرَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مُصَلِّيًا إِلَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ مُصَلِّيًا وَمَا كُنَّا نَشَاءُ نَرَاهُ نَائِمًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ إِلَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ نَائِمًا»  

Anas bin Malik was asked about the Prophet's fasting and he said: "He would fast during a month until we thought that he did not want to abstain from fasting during any of it. And, he would not fast during a month until we thought that he did not want to fast during any of it. (There was no time) that I wanted to see if he was performing Salat during the night, except that I would see him praying, nor to see him sleeping, except that I would see him sleeping." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 769)  

عَنْ صَوْمِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «كَانَ يَصُومُ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ حَتَّى نَرَى أَنَّهُ لَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُفْطِرَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا وَيُفْطِرُ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ حَتَّى نَرَى أَنَّهُ لَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَصُومَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا وَكُنْتَ لَا تَشَاءُ أَنْ تَرَاهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مُصَلِّيًا إِلَّا رَأَيْتَهُ مُصَلِّيًا وَلَا نَائِمًا إِلَّا رَأَيْتَهُ»  

Al-Aswad ibn Yazid said that he entered upon Aisha and asked her about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the night. She said: He used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night. Then he began to pray eleven rak'ahs and left two rak'ahs. When he died, he would pray nine rak'ahs during the night. His last prayer during the night was witr. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1363)   

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ «كَانَ يُصَلِّي ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ صَلَّى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً تَرَكَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قُبِضَ ﷺ حِينَ قُبِضَ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ آخِرَ صَلَاتِهِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَالْوِتْرِ ثُمَّ رُبَّمَا جَاءَ إِلَى فِرَاشِي هَذَا فَيَأْتِيهِ بِلَالٌ فَيُؤْذِنُهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, "How should we pray at night?" He said, "Each of you should pray two rak'ahs and if morning approaches, then offer a single rak'ah (witr prayer)."  

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَيْفَ تَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ بِاللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَ «يُصَلِّي أَحَدُكُمْ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خَشِيَ الصُّبْحَ أَوْتَرَ بِرَكْعَةٍ»  

[Machine] "That the Prophet ﷺ prayed Witr with one Rak'ah."  

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَوْتَرَ بِرَكْعَةٍ»  

[Machine] A man called upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "How do you instruct us to pray at night?" He replied, "One of you should pray two units of prayer at a time, and when dawn approaches, let him pray one unit of prayer to complete what he has already prayed at night."  

نَادَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ تَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ؟ فَقَالَ «يُصَلِّي أَحَدُكُمْ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خَشِيَ الصُّبْحَ صَلَّى وَاحِدَةً أَوْتَرَتْ لَهُ مَا قَدْ صَلَّى مِنَ اللَّيْلِ»  

[Machine] A man called the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I was between them, asked: "How is the night prayer?" He said, "Two by two. When you fear the approaching dawn, then pray one rakah and make two prostrations before dawn."  

نَادَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا بَيْنَهُمَا كَيْفَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ؟ فَقَالَ «مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خَشِيتَ الصُّبْحَ فَصَلِّ وَاحِدَةً وَسَجْدَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Prayer at night is two by two, then when you want to finish, pray one rak'h which will make the total number that you prayed odd." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1692)  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَنْصَرِفَ فَارْكَعْ وَاحِدَةً تُوتِرُ لَكَ مَا قَدْ صَلَّيْتَ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: "Witr is one rak'ah at the end of the night." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1689)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «الْوِتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ»  

I slept (one night) in the house of Maimuna, the wife of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was with her that night. He (after sleeping for half of the night got up and) then performed ablution and then stood up and observed prayer. I too stood on his left side. He took hold of me and made me stand on his right side. He (the Holy Prophet) observed thirteen rakʿahs on that night. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then slept and snored and it was a habit with him to snore while sleeping. The Mu'adhdhin then came to him (to inform him about the prayer). He then went out and observed prayer without performing ablution. (ʿAmr said: Bukair b. Ashajj had narrated it to me ) (Using translation from Muslim 763d)  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ بِتُّ عِنْدَ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَهَا تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ «فَتَوَضَّأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَامَ يُصَلِّي فَقُمْتُ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَأَخَذَنِي فَجَعَلَنِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَصَلَّى فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً ثُمَّ نَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى نَفَخَ وَكَانَ إِذَا نَامَ نَفَخَ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ فَخَرَجَ وَصَلَّى وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ» قَالَ عَمْرٌو حَدَّثْتُ بِهَذَا بُكَيْرَ بْنَ الْأَشَجِّ فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنِي كُرَيْبٌ بِذَلِكَ  

[Machine] He stayed at his aunt Ma'munah's house, and the Prophet ﷺ stood up to pray at night. I said, 'So I stood up and performed ablution, then I stood on his left side and he pushed me away until he made me stand on his right side. He then prayed thirteen units of prayer, standing in them equally.  

أَنَّهُ بَاتَ عِنْدَ خَالَتِهِ مَيْمُونَةَ «فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ» قَالَ «فَقُمْتُ فَتَوَضَّأْتُ ثُمَّ قُمْتُ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَجَرَّنِي حَتَّى أَقَامَنِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً قِيَامُهُ فِيهِنَّ سَوَاءٌ»  

[Machine] "We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the time of Hudaybiyah until we reached al-Suqya. Muadh ibn Jabal asked, 'Who will provide water for us?' One of the Ansar said, 'Jabr.' So I went out with some young boys from the Ansar until we reached a water source that was about twenty-three miles away. We drank and filled our containers. When it became dark, a man came riding on a camel, his camel competing with his on the way to the water tank. He told him to step aside, and he did. I seized the reins of his mount and let it drink. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and prayed at the edge of the darkness, with Jabr next to him. He prayed thirteen prostrations."  

«أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ زَمَنَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ حَتَّى نَزَلْنَا السُّقْيَا» فَقَالَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ مَنْ يَسْقِينَا؟ قَالَ «جَابِرٌ» فَخَرَجْتُ فِي فَتَيَانٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الْمَاءَ الَّذِي بِالْأُثَايَةِ وَبَيْنَهُمَا قَرِيبٌ مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ مِيلًا فَسَقَيْنَا وَاسْتَقَيْنَا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بَعْدَ عَتَمَةٍ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ يُنَازِعُهُ بَعِيرُهُ إِلَى الْحَوْضِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَوْرِدْ فَأَوْرَدَ فَأَخَذْتُ بِزِمَامِ رَاحِلَتِهِ فَأَنَخْتُهَا «فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى الْعَتَمَةَ وَجَابِرٌ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ فَصَلَّى ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَجْدَةً»  

[Machine] "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saddling his ride, then he descended and performed ten units of prayer: two units, two units, two units, two units, and then one unit, followed by performing two units of the Fajr prayer and then performing the morning (Sunrise) prayer."  

«رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَاخَ رَاحِلَتَهُ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَصَلَّى عَشْرَ رَكَعَاتٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ»  

I never saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ reciting the Quraan in his prayer at night in sitting condition until he became old. Then he used to sit in it (the prayer) and recite the Quran until forty or thirty verses remained, then he stood and recited them and prostrated himself. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 953)   

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَا يَقْرَأُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ جَالِسًا حَتَّى إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي السِّنِّ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ حَتَّى إِذَا بَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثُونَ أَوْ أَرْبَعُونَ آيَةً قَامَ فَقَرَأَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray standing at night for a long time, and used to pray sitting at night for a long time. When he prayed standing, he bowed standing, and when he prayed sitting, he bowed sitting. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 955)  

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَائِمًا وَلَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَاعِدًا فَإِذَا صَلَّى قَائِمًا رَكَعَ قَائِمًا وَإِذَا صَلَّى قَاعِدًا رَكَعَ قَاعِدًا»  

“I did not see the Messenger of Allah ﷺ offer any of the night prayers in any way other than standing, until he became old. Then he started to pray sitting down until, when there were thirty or forty Verses left of his recitation, he would stand up and recite them, and prostrate.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1227)   

«مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي شَيْئًا مِنْ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ جَالِسًا حَتَّى دَخَلَ فِي السِّنِّ فَجَعَلَ يَقْرَأُ فَإِذَا بَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ السُّورَةِ ثَلَاثُونَ آيَةً أَوْ أَرْبَعُونَ آيَةً قَامَ فَقَرَأَ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ»  

"I never saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray sitting down until he grew old. Then he would pray sitting down and when there were thirty or forty verses left, he would stand up and recite them, then bow." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1649)   

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَا يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ جَالِسًا حَتَّى دَخَلَ فِي السِّنِّ فَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَإِذَا بَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ السُّورَةِ ثَلَاثُونَ آيَةً أَوْ أَرْبَعُونَ آيَةً قَامَ فَقَرَأَهَا ثُمَّ رَكَعَ»  

[Machine] Regarding the night prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , it was said, "He used to pray eight rak'ahs, then perform Witr prayer. Then he would pray two rak'ahs while sitting, then he would stand and recite (the Quran). Then he would bow and perform two rak'ahs between the call to prayer (Adhan) and the start of the prayer (Iqamah) of Fajr (dawn prayer)."  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ « كَانَ يُصَلِّي ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيَقْرَأُ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَيْنَ النِّدَاءِ وَالْإِقَامَةِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ»  

[Machine] Regarding the night prayer of the Prophet (PBUH), it was reported that "When the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) prayed Isha (night prayer), he would perform two extra rak'ahs (units of prayer) and then sleep. He would have his ablution and toothbrush next to his head. He would then wake up, use the toothbrush, perform ablution, pray, and perform two additional rak'ahs. Then he would stand and pray eight rak'ahs, reciting the Quran evenly among them. He would then perform the witr prayer with the ninth rak'ah and pray two rak'ahs while sitting. When the Prophet (PBUH) would shorten his recitation, he would decrease the number of rak'ahs in the eight rak'ah prayer to six. He would perform the witr prayer with the seventh rak'ah and pray two rak'ahs while sitting, reciting Surah Al-Kafirun in them and Surah Az-Zalzalah."  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ تَجَوَّزَ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَنَامُ وَعِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ طَهُورُهُ وَسِوَاكُهُ فَيَقُومُ فَيَتَسَوَّكُ وَيَتَوَضَّأُ وَيُصَلِّي وَيَتَجَوَّزُ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ يُسَوِّي بَيْنَهُنَّ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ بِالتَّاسِعَةِ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَلَمَّا أَسَنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَخَذَ اللَّحْمُ جَعَلَ الثَّمَانَ سِتًّا وَيُوتِرُ بِالسَّابِعَةِ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ يَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَإِذَا زُلْزِلَتْ»  

One night I slept at the house of Maimuna. The Prophet ﷺ woke up, answered the call of nature, washed his face and hands, and then slept. He got up (late at night), went to a water skin, opened the mouth thereof and performed ablution not using much water, yet he washed all the parts properly and then offered the prayer. I got up and straightened my back in order that the Prophet ﷺ might not feel that I was watching him, and then I performed the ablution, and when he got up to offer the prayer, I stood on his left. He caught hold of my ear and brought me over to his right side. He offered thirteen rakʿat in all and then lay down and slept till he started blowing out his breath as he used to do when he slept. In the meantime Bilal informed the Prophet ﷺ of the approaching time for the (Fajr) prayer, and the Prophet offered the Fajr (Morning) prayer without performing new ablution. He used to say in his invocation, Allahumma ijʿal fi qalbi nuran wa fi basari nuran, wa fi samʿi nuran, waʿan yamini nuran, waʿan yasari nuran, wa fawqi nuran, wa tahti nuran, wa amami nuran, wa khalfi nuran, wajʿal li nuran." Kuraib (a sub narrator) said, "I have forgotten seven other words, (which the Prophet ﷺ mentioned in this invocation). I met a man from the offspring of Al-ʿAbbas and he narrated those seven things to me, mentioning, '(Let there be light in) my nerves, my flesh, my blood, my hair and my body,' and he also mentioned two other things." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6316)  

بِتُّ عِنْدَ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ وَيَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ نَامَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَأَتَى الْقِرْبَةَ فَأَطْلَقَ شِنَاقَهَا ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءًا بَيْنَ الْوُضُوئَيْنِ لَمْ يُكْثِرْ وَقَدْ أَبْلَغَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى فَقُمْتُ فَتَمَطَّيْتُ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يَرَى أَنِّي كُنْتُ أَرْقُبُهُ فَقُمْتُ فَتَوَضَّأْتُ فَقَامَ يُصَلِّي فَقُمْتُ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَأَخَذَ بِأُذُنِي فَأَدَارَنِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَتَتَامَّتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ فَنَامَ حَتَّى نَفَخَ وَكَانَ إِذَا نَامَ نَفَخَ فَإِذَا بِلَالٌ فَآذَنَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ وَكَانَ فِي دُعَائِهِ «اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ فِي قَلْبِي نُورًا وَفِي بَصَرِي نُورًا وَفِي سَمْعِي نُورًا وَعَنْ يَمِينِي نُورًا وَعَنْ يَسَارِي نُورًا وَفَوْقِي نُورًا وَتَحْتِي نُورًا وَأَمَامِي نُورًا وَخَلْفِي نُورًا وَأَعْظِمْ لِي نُورًا» قَالَ كُرَيْبٌ فَلَقِيتُ بَعْضَ وَلَدِ الْعَبَّاسِ فَحَدَّثَنِي بِهِنَّ وَذَكَرَ «عَصَبِي وَلَحْمِي وَدَمِي وَشَعْرِي وَبَشَرِي» وَذَكَرَ خَصْلَتَيْنِ  

When he was with me he would sleep at dawn. By this she referred to the Prophet ﷺ. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1318)  

«مَا أَلْفَاهُ السَّحَرَ عِنْدِي إِلَّا نَائِمًا» يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ