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 اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَأَتَى حَاجَتَهُ ثُمَّ غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ وَيَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ نَامَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَأَتَى الْقِرْبَةَ فَأَطْلَقَ شِنَاقَهَا ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ وُضُوءًا بَيْنَ الْوُضُوءَيْنِ لَمْ يُكْثِرْ وَقَدْ أَبْلَغَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى فَقُمْتُ فَتَوَضَّأْتُ فَقَامَ يُصَلِّي فَقُمْتُ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَأَخَذَ بِأُذُنِي فَأَدَارَنِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَتَتَامَّتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ فَنَامَ حَتَّى نَفَخَ وَكَانَ إِذَا نَامَ نَفَخَ فَأَتَاهُ بِلَالٌ فَآذَنَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ فِي دُعَائِهِ «اللهُمَّ اجْعَلْ فِي قَلْبِي نُورًا وَفِي سَمْعِي نُورًا وَفِي بَصَرِي نُورًا وَعَنْ يَمِينِي نُورًا وَعَنْ شِمَالِي نُورًا وَفَوْقِي نُورًا وَتَحْتِي نُورًا وَأَمَامِي نُورًا وَخَلْفِي نُورًا وَأَعْظَمْ لِي نُورًا»  

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)  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ بَاتَ لَيْلَةً عِنْدَ مَيْمُونَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهِيَ خَالَتُهُ قَالَ فَاضْطَجَعْتُ فِي عَرْضِ الْوِسَادَةِ وَاضْطَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَهْلَهُ فِي طُولِهَا فَنَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا انْتَصَفَ اللَّيْلُ أَوْ قَبْلَهُ بِقَلِيلٍ أَوْ بَعْدَهُ بِقَلِيلٍ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ يَمْسَحُ النَّوْمَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ الْعَشَرَ الْآيَاتِ الْخَوَاتِمَ مِنْ سُورَةِ آلِ عِمْرَانَ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى شَنٍّ مُعَلَّقَةٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْهَا فَأَحْسَنَ وُضُوءَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ يُصَلِّي قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَقُمْتُ فَصَنَعْتُ مِثْلَ الَّذِي صَنَعَ ثُمَّ ذَهَبْتُ فَقَعَدَتْ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ فَوَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى رَأْسِي فَأَخَذَ بِأُذُنِي الْيُمْنَى يَفْتِلُهَا فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ حَتَّى جَاءَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَصَلَّى الصُّبْحَ  

How would the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray during the night ? He replied: I spent a night with him when he was with Maimunah. He slept and awoke when half the night or one-third of it had passed. He stood up and went to a leather bad containing water. He performed ablution and I also performed ablution with him. He then stood up and I also stood at his left side. He made me stand at his right side. He then put his hand upon my head, as he was touching my ear and awakening me. He then prayed two light rak'ahs and recited Surah al-Fatihah in each of them, and uttered the salutation. He then prayed eleven rak'ahs observing the witr and slept. Then Bilal came to him and said: Prayer, Messenger of Allah. He got up and prayed two rak'ahs, and then led the people in the prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1364)   

أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَقُلْتُ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَ كَانَ يُقْرَأُ فِي حُجَرِهِ فَيَسْمَعُ قِرَاءَتَهُ مَنْ كَانَ خَلْفَهُ وَقَالَ بِتُّ عِنْدَهُ لَيْلَةً وَهُوَ عِنْدَ مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ فَاضْطَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَيْمُونَةُ عَلَى وِسَادَةٍ مِنْ أَدَمٍ مَحْشُوَّةٍ لِيفًا فَاضَّطَجَعَا عَلَى طُولِهَا وَاضْطَجَعْتُ عَلَى عَرْضِهَا فَنَامَا حَتَّى إِذَا ذَهَبَ ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ نِصْفَهُ اسْتَيْقَظَ فَقَامَ إِلَى شَنٍّ فِيهِ مَاءٌ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَتَوَضَّأَتُ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ عَلَى يَسَارِهِ فَجَعَلَنِي عَلَى يَمِينِهِ وَوُضِعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِي فَجَعَلَ يَمْسَحُ أُذُنَيَّ كَأَنَّهُ يُوقِظُنِي فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ قُلْتُ قَرَأَ فِيهِمَا بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ ثُمَّ سَلِمَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلِمَ حَتَّى صَلَّى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً بِالْوِتْرِ ثُمَّ نَامَ حَتَّى اسْتَثْقَلَ فَرَأَيْتُهُ يَنْفُخُ فَأَتَاهُ بِلَالٌ فَقَالَ الصَّلَاةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَصَلَّى لِلنَّاسِ وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ  

[Machine] I stayed at the house of Maymuna, so the Prophet ﷺ got up to pray in the night. I stood on his left side and he held my hand and placed me on his right. Then he prayed thirteen rak'ahs, and I estimated the amount of time he stood in each rak'ah. In each rak'ah he recited, "O you wrapped in garments" [Surah Al-Muzzammil, verse 1].  

بِتُّ فِي بَيْتِ مَيْمُونَةَ فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَجَعَلَنِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً حَزَرْتُ قَدْرَ قِيَامِهِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ {يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ} [المزمل 1]  

"The Prophet (S) would pray thirteen Rak'ah at night." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 442)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray eight units of prayer at night, followed by three units of Witr prayer, and then he would pray two units of prayer before the Fajr prayer.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَمَانِي رَكَعَاتٍ وَيُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ وَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ»  

[Machine] I was with the Prophet ﷺ . He got up, performed ablution, and began to recite this verse: "Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding" until he finished it or reached the end of the Surah. Then he performed two units of prayer, then he lay down until I heard him snoring. Then he got up, performed ablution, and prayed two units of prayer, then he slept. Then he got up, performed ablution, and prayed two units of prayer, and then he prayed the Witr prayer with three units. Muhammad ibn Jabala narrated to us, Ma'mar ibn Makhled narrated to us, and he was trustworthy, he said: 'Ubaidullah narrated to us from Zaid, from Habib, from Muhammadi bin Ali, from Ibn Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ woke up, performed ablution, and began this conversation.  

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «فَقَامَ فَتَوَضَّأَ فَاسْتَاكَ وَهُوَ يُقْرَأُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْهَا {إِنَّ فِي خَلَقِ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارَ لَآيَاتٍ لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ} حَتَّى قَرَأَ هَؤُلَاءِ الْآيَاتِ أَوِ انْتَهَى إِلَى آخِرِ السُّورَةِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ عَادَ فَنَامَ حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ نَفْخَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَاسْتَاكَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ نَامَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَاسْتَاكَ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَأَوْتَرَ بِثَلَاثٍ» 403 أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَبَلَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ وَكَانَ ثِقَةً قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ عَنْ زَيْدٍ عَنْ حَبِيبٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ اسْتَيْقَظَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَاسْتَنَّ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray two rak'ahs, then he would go away and rest for a while. 'Atham said, this means the two rak'ahs before dawn.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُ فَيَسْتَاكُ قَالَ عَثَّامٌ يَعْنِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ  

[Machine] That his father, Abbas bin Abdul-Muttalib, sent him on a need he had to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and Maymuna bint Al-Harith, the aunt of Ibn Abbas, was with him. He entered her room and found the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the mosque. Ibn Abbas said, "I lay down in her room and I counted in myself how many times the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed." He said, "Then he came while I was lying down in the room after the night had passed. He said, 'Is Al-Walid asleep?' He took a sheet and covered Maymuna with it. He wore part of it and some of it was over her. Then he stood up and prayed two rak'ahs after two rak'ahs until he prayed eight rak'ahs. Then he performed Witr with five (rak'ahs) without sitting in between. Then he sat and praised Allah with what is due to Him, and then he greatly praised Him. In the end of his speech, he said, 'O Allah! Place light in my heart, and place light in my hearing, and place light in my sight, and place light on my right side, and place light on my left side, and place light before me, and place light behind me, and increase my light.'"  

أَنَّ أَبَاهُ عَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بَعَثَهُ فِي حَاجَةٍ لَهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَتْ مَيْمُونَةُ بِنْتُ الْحَارِثِ خَالَةَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا فَوَجَدَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَاضْطَجَعْتُ فِي حُجْرَتِهَا وَجَعَلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي أُحْصِي كَمْ يُصَلِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ فَجَاءَ وَأَنَا مُضْطَجِعٌ فِي الْحُجْرَةِ بَعْدَمَا ذَهَبَ اللَّيْلُ فَقَالَ أَرَقَدَ الْوَلِيدُ فَتَنَاوَلَ مِلْحَفَةً عَلَى مَيْمُونَةَ قَالَ فَارْتَدَى بِبَعْضِهَا وَعَلَيْهَا بَعْضٌ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى صَلَّى ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ بِخَمْسٍ لَمْ يَجْلِسْ بَيْنَهُنَّ ثُمَّ قَعَدَ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللهِ بِمَا هُوَ لَهُ أَهْلٌ ثُمَّ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الثَّنَاءِ وَكَانَ فِي آخِرِ كَلَامِهِ أَنْ قَالَ اللهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا فِي قَلْبِي وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا فِي سَمْعِي وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا فِي بَصَرِي وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا عَنْ يَمِينِي وَنُورًا عَنْ شِمَالِي وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ وَنُورًا مِنْ خَلْفِي وَزِدْنِي نُورًا  

Once I passed the night in the house of my aunt Maimuna. Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered the ʿIsha' prayer and then came to the house and offered four rakʿat an slept. Later on, he woke up and stood for the prayer and I stood on his left side. He drew me to his right and prayed five rakʿat and then two. He then slept till I heard him snoring (or heard his breath sounds). Afterwards he went out for the morning prayer. (Using translation from Bukhārī 697)   

بِتُّ فِي بَيْتِ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْعِشَاءَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعًا ثُمَّ نَامَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَتَوَضَّأَ قَالَ لَا أَحْفَظُ وُضُوءَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى فَقُمْتُ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَجَعَلَنِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى خَمْسَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ نَامَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ  

Once I passed the night in the house of my aunt Maimuna. Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered the ʿIsha' prayer and then came to the house and offered four rakʿat an slept. Later on, he woke up and stood for the prayer and I stood on his left side. He drew me to his right and prayed five rakʿat and then two. He then slept till I heard him snoring (or heard his breath sounds). Afterwards he went out for the morning prayer. (Using translation from Bukhārī 697)   

بِتُّ فِي بَيْتِ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ نَامَ الْغُلَامُ وَبَعْدَمَا صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ الْآخِرَةَ ثُمَّ «صَلَّى بَعْدَهَا أَرْبَعًا ثُمَّ قَامَ اللَّيْلَ فَجِئْتُ فَقُمْتُ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَاجْتَذَبَنِي فَجَعَلَنِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَصَلَّى خَمْسَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَنَامَ حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ غَطِيطَهُ أَوْ خَطِيطَهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ»  

[Machine] I asked Ibn Abbas and Ibn Umar, "How did the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at night?" They said, "He would pray thirteen rak'ahs and with three rak'ahs of Witr, and two rak'ahs after dawn prayer."  

سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَابْنَ عُمَرَ كَيْفَ كَانَ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَا «ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً وَيُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْفَجْرِ»  

"The Prophet (S) would pray thirteen Rak'ah at night." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 442)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً»