"I prayed with the Prophet ﷺ one night. He started to recite Al-Baqarah and I thought, 'he will bow when he reaches one hundred,' but he carried on. I thought, 'he is going to recite the whole surah in one rak'ah,' but he carried on. He started to recite An-Nisa' and recited (the whole surah), then he started to recite Al Imran and recited (the whole surah), reciting slowly. When he reached a verse that spoke of glorifying Allah (SWT), he glorified Him. When he reached a verse that spoke of supplication, he made supplication. When he reached a verse that spoke of seeking refuge with Allah, he sought refuge with Him. Then he bowed and said: 'Subhana Rabbiyal-Azim.(Glory be to my Lord Almighty)', and he bowed for almost as long as he had stood. Then he raised his head and said: 'Sami Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears those who praise Him)', and he stood for almost as long as he had bowed. Then he prostrated and started to say: Subhana Rabbiyal-'Ala (Glory be to my Lord Most High),' and he prostrated for almost as long as he had bowed.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1664)  

صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَيْلَةً فَافْتَتَحَ الْبَقَرَةَ فَقَرَأَ فَقُلْتُ يَرْكَعُ عِنْدَ الْمِائَةَ فَمَضَى فَقُلْتُ يَرْكَعُ عِنْدَ الْمِائَتَيْنِ فَمَضَى فَقُلْتُ يُصَلِّي بِهَا فِي رَكْعَةٍ فَمَضَى فَافْتَتَحَ النِّسَاءَ فَقَرَأَهَا ثُمَّ افْتَتَحَ آلَ عِمْرَانَ فَقَرَأَهَا يُقْرَأُ مُتَرَسِّلًا إِذَا مَرَّ بِآيَةٍ فِيهَا تَسْبِيحٌ سَبَّحَ وَإِذَا مَرَّ بِسُؤَالٍ سَأَلَ وَإِذَا مَرَّ بِتَعَوُّذٍ تَعَوَّذَ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَقَالَ «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي الْعَظِيمُ» فَكَانَ رُكُوعُهُ نَحْوًا مِنْ قِيَامِهِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ «سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ» فَكَانَ قِيَامُهُ قَرِيبًا مِنْ رُكُوعِهِ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي الْأَعْلَى» فَكَانَ سُجُودُهُ قَرِيبًا مِنْ رُكُوعِهِ  

He prayed with the Messenger of Allah during Ramadan. He bowed and said: "Subhana Rabbiyal-Azim while bowing, for as long as he had stood. Then he sat down and said: "Rabbighfirli, Rabbighfirli (Lord forgive me, Lord forgive me)," for as long as he had stood. Then he prostrated and said: "Subhana Rabbiyal-'Ala for as long as he had stood And he prayed no more than four rak'ahs when Bilal came for Al-Ghadah. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1665)   

أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي رَمَضَانَ فَرَكَعَ فَقَالَ فِي رُكُوعِهِ «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي الْعَظِيمُ» مِثْلَ مَا كَانَ قَائِمًا ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَقَالَ في سجوده «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي الْأَعْلَى» مثل ما كان قائما ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَقَالَ «رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي» مِثْلَ مَا كَانَ قَائِمًا ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَقَالَ «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي الْأَعْلَى» مِثْلَ مَا كَانَ قَائِمًا فَمَا صَلَّى إِلَّا أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ حَتَّى جَاءَ بِلَالٌ إِلَى الْغَدَاةِ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ لَمْ يَسْمَعُهُ طَلْحَةُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ مِنْ حُذَيْفَةَ  

He prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one night and he heard him say when he said the takbir: "Allahu Akbara dhal-jabaruti wal-malakuti wal-kibriya'i wal-'azamah (Allah is Most Great, the One Who has all power, sovereignty, magnificence and might.)" When bowing he would say: "Subhana Rabbial-'Azim (Glory be to my Lord Almighty)." When he raised his head from bowing he would say: "Lirabbil-hamd, Lirabbil-hamd (To my Lord be praise, to my Lord be praise)." And when he prostrated (he said): "Subhana Rabbial-A'la (Glory be to my Lord Most High)." And between the two prostrations (he said): "Rabbighfirli, Rabbighfirli (Lord forgive me, Lord forgive me)." His standing, his bowing, when he raised his head from bowing, his prostration and the time between the two prostrations, were almost the same. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1069)   

أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَمِعَهُ حِينَ كَبَّرَ قَالَ «اللهُ أَكْبَرُ ذُو الْجَبَرُوتِ وَالْمَلَكُوتِ وَالْكِبْرِيَاءِ وَالْعَظَمَةِ» وَقَرَأَ بِالْبَقَرَةِ وَآلِ عِمْرَانَ وَالنِّسَاءِ وَالْمَائِدَةِ وَالْأَنْعَامِ فِي أَرْبَعِ رَكَعَاتٍ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ فِي رُكُوعِهِ «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي الْعَظِيمُ» فَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ قَالَ «لِرَبِّيَ الْحَمْدُ لِرَبِّيَ الْحَمْدُ» وَفِي سُجُودِهِ «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى» وَبَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ «رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي» وَكَانَ قِيَامُهُ وَرُكُوعُهُ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَسُجُودُهُ وَمَا بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ قَرِيبًا مِنَ السَّوَاءِ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو حَمْزَةَ عِنْدَنَا وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ طَلْحَةُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ وَهَذَا الرَّجُلُ يُشْبِهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ صِلَةَ بْنَ زُفَرَ  

A man said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! How is the prayer of the night?" He said, "Two rakʿat followed by two rakʿat and so on, and when you apprehend the approaching dawn, offer one rakʿa as witr." (Using translation from Bukhārī 1137)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خِفْتَ الصُّبْحَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِرَكْعَةٍ»  

A man stood up and said. Messenger of Allah, how is the night prayer? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The night prayer consists of pair, but if you apprehend the rise of dawn, make it odd number by observing one rak'ah. (Using translation from Muslim 749c)   

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَيْفَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَ «صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خِفْتَ الصُّبْحَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِرَكْعَةٍ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ, he said, "The Maghrib prayer is Witr (odd) of the daytime prayers, so perform the night prayer." It was narrated by Ash'ath.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «صَلَاةُ الْمَغْرِبِ وِتْرُ صَلَاةِ النَّهَارِ فَأَوْتِرُوا صَلَاةَ اللَّيْلِ» أَرْسَلَهُ أَشْعَثُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The Maghrib prayer is the equivalent of the Daytime prayer, so perform the Night prayer."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «صَلَاةُ الْمَغْرِبِ وِتْرُ صَلَاةِ النَّهَارِ فَأَوْتِرُوا صَلَاةَ اللَّيْلِ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "O people of the Qur'an, pray witr, for Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, is Witr (One) and loves Al-Witr (the odd numbered).'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1675)  

أَوْتَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا أَهْلَ الْقُرْآنِ أَوْتِرُوا؛ فَإِنَّ اللهَ وِتْرٌ يُحِبُّ الْوِتْرَ»  

Witr is not a must like the obligatory prayers, but it is a Sunnah established by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. (Using translation from Aḥmad 927)   

«لَيْسَ الْوِتْرُ بِحَتْمٍ مِثْلَ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَلَكِنَّهَا سُنَّةٌ سَنَّهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ»  

"My dearest friend advised me (to do) three things: 'To sleep after praying Witr, to fast three days each month, and to pray two rak'ahs of Fajr.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1677)   

أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي ﷺ بِثَلَاثٍ «النَّوْمِ عَلَى وِتْرٍ وَصِيَامِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ وَرَكْعَتَيِ الضُّحَى» خَالَفَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ  

"My closest friend advised me to do three things: 'To pray witr at the beginning of the night, to pray two rak'ahs of Fajr and to fast three days of each month.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1678)  

أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي ﷺ بِثَلَاثٍ «الْوِتْرِ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَرَكْعَتَيِ الضُّحَى وَصَوْمِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ»  

Qays ibn Talq said: Talq ibn Ali visited us on a certain day during Ramadan. He remained with us till evening and broke fast with us. He then stood up and led us in the witr prayer. He then went to his mosque and led them in prayer. When the witr remained, he put forward another man and said: Lead your companions in the witr prayer, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: There are no two witrs during one night. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1439)  

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا وِتْرَانِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ»  

"I asked 'Aishah about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: 'He used to sleep during the first part of the night, then get up during the time before dawn and pray witr. Then he would go to his bed and if he needed to be intimate he would go to his wife. Then when he heard the Adhan he would get up, and if he was junub he would pour water over himself, otherwise he would perform wudu, then he would go out to the prayer.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1680)  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ كَانَ «يَنَامُ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَإِذَا كَانَ مِنَ السَّحَرِ أَوْتَرَ وَأَتَى فِرَاشَهُ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ حَاجَةً أَلَمَّ بِأَهْلِهِ فَإِذَا سَمِعَ الْأَذَانَ وَثَبَ فَإِنْ كَانَ جُنُبًا أَفَاضَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ وَإِلَّا تَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed witr at the beginning (of the night) and at the end, and in the middle. And toward the end of his life, he settled on performing witr at the end of the night." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1681)  

«أَوْتَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ كُلِّ اللَّيْلِ مِنْ أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ وَأَوْسَطِهِ وَانْتَهَى وِتْرُهُ إِلَى السَّحَرِ»  

He who prayed at night should make Witr the end of his prayer, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered this. (Using translation from Muslim 751a)  

«مَنْ صَلَّى مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَلْيَجْعَلْ آخِرَ صَلَاتِهِ وِتْرًا فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَأْمُرُ بِذَلِكَ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: "Pray witr before dawn(fajr)." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1684)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «أَوْتِرُوا قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ»  

[Machine] It is narrated that the Prophet ﷺ slept past the time for prayer until the sun rose, then he prayed.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ نَامَ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى  

[Machine] He was a procrastinator.  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ مُرْجِئًا  

[Machine] Ibn Umar told me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to "perform Witr prayer on a camel."  

قَالَ لِي ابْنُ عُمَرَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يُوتِرُ عَلَى الْبَعِيرِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "The Witr prayer is one unit (rak'ah) performed at the end of the night." Yahya ibn Sa'id and Muhammad ibn Ja'far disagreed with him.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «الْوِتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ» خَالَفَهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ  

Witr is a rak'ah at the end of the night prayer. (Using translation from Muslim 752b)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «الْوِتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ» خَالَفَهُ هَمَّامُ بْنُ يَحْيَى  

A man who lived in the desert asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the prayer at night. He made a sign with his two fingers-in this way in pairs. The witr consists of one rak'ah towards the end in night. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1421)   

أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ «مَثْنَى مَثْنَى وَالْوَتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ»  

A man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the prayer at night. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Prayer during the night should consist of pairs of rak'ahs, but if one of you fears the morning is near he should pray one rak'ah which will make his prayer an odd number for him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1326)  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى فَإِذَا خَشِيَ أَحَدُكُمُ الصُّبْحَ صَلَّى رَكْعَةً وَاحِدَةً تُوتِرُ لَهُ مَا قَدْ صَلَّى»  

Aishah told him: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not say the taslim for two rak'ahs during witr." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1698)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ «لَا يُسَلِّمُ فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْوِتْرِ»  

"Az-Zuhri narrated to me, he said: 'Ata bin Yazid, from Abu Ayyub: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Witr is a duty, and whoever wants to pray witr with seven (rak'ahs), let him do so; whoever wants to pray witr with five, let him do so, whoever wants to pray witr with three, let him do so; and whoever wants to pray witr with one, let him do so.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1711)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «الْوِتْرُ حَقٌّ فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِخَمْسٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِثَلَاثٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ»  

[Machine] "Whoever wishes to perform the Witr prayer with seven (units), and whoever wishes to perform it with five (units), and whoever wishes to perform it with three (units), and whoever is unable should make an indication (with his hand)." Abu Abdur Rahman Al-Mawquf said, "The one stopped has the most correct opinion, and Allah knows best."  

«مَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِخَمْسٍ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَوْتَرَ بِثَلَاثٍ وَمَنْ غُلِبَ أَوْمَأَ إِيمَاءً» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمَوْقُوفُ أَوْلَى بِالصَّوَابِ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray witr with five and seven rak'ahs which he did not separate with any taslim nor talk." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1714)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يُوتِرُ بِخَمْسٍ أَوْ بِسَبْعٍ لَا يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُنَّ بِسَلَامٍ وَلَا بِكَلَامٍ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray Witr with seven or five Rak’ah, and he would not say Salam or speak in between them.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1192)   

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يُوتِرُ بِسَبْعٍ أَوْ بِخَمْسٍ لَا يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُنَّ بِتَسْلِيمٍ» خَالَفَهُ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ حُسَيْنِ  

[Machine] This passage is in Arabic and translates to "About Aisha and Maymuna."  

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَمَيْمُونَةَ  

Abu Dawud said “I heard Muhammad bin Isa narrating this tradition who said Mu’tamar narrated it to us. And he (Mu’tamar) said “ I heard Al Hakam bin Aban narrating this tradition. He did not mention the name of Ibn ‘Abbas. Abu Dawud said “Al Hussain bin Huraith wrote to me saying “Al Fadl bin Musa narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas to the same effect from the Prophet ﷺ. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2225)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

The Prophet ﷺ used to pray witr with five and he did not sit except in the last (rak'ah) of them. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1717)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يُوتِرُ بِخَمْسٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ إِلَّا فِي آخِرِهِنَّ»  

Aishah said: "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ grew old and put on weight, he prayed seven rak'ahs and only sat in the last of them, and he prayed two rak'ahs while sitting after saying the taslim, and that was nine, O my son! And when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered any prayer he liked to persist in doing so." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1718)   

لَمَّا أَسَنَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَخَذَ اللَّحْمَ «صَلَّى سَبْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ لَا يَقْعُدُ إِلَّا فِي آخِرِهِنَّ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ بَعْدَمَا يُسَلِّمُ فَتِلْكَ تِسْعٌ» وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى صَلَاةً أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُدَاوِمَ عَلَيْهَا خَالَفَهُ هِشَامٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to perform Witr prayers with seven units. He would not sit except in the sixth unit, then he would stand without saying salaam and perform the seventh unit, then he would say salaam once, then he would perform two units while sitting. Hammad ibn Salamah disagreed with these actions.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَمَّا كَبُرَ وَضَعُفَ «أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعِ رَكَعَاتٍ لَا يَقْعُدُ إِلَّا فِي السَّادِسَةِ ثُمَّ يَنْهَضُ وَلَا يُسَلِّمُ فَيُصَلِّي السَّابِعَةَ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمَةً ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ» خَالَفَهُمَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform nine rak'ahs of Witr. But when it was close to the time of Fajr, he would perform seven rak'ahs. He would then perform an additional two rak'ahs while sitting. (Hadith narrated by Muhammad ibn Bashshar, from Al-Hajjaj, from Hammad, from Humaid, from Bakr, from Sa'd ibn Hisham, from Aisha, from the Prophet ﷺ , with a similar narration.)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يُوتِرُ بِتِسْعِ رَكَعَاتٍ فَلَمَّا لَحُمَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ وَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ» 1415 أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ بَكْرٍ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِثْلِهِ  

[Machine] That the Prophet ﷺ used to perform "Tahajjud prayer with nine units."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يُوتِرُ بِتِسْعٍ»  

[Machine] That the Prophet ﷺ used to perform the Witr prayer with nine units.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يُوتِرُ بِتِسْعٍ»  

[Machine] Narrated from Witr, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "We used to prepare his purification and toothbrush for him, then Allah would send him to what He wanted to send him in the night. So, he would cleanse himself and perform ablution and then pray nine rak'ahs, in which he would not sit except during the eighth one, where he would praise his Lord and supplicate to Him and remember Him. Then he would rise without giving salaam and perform the ninth rak'ah, in which he would sit and praise his Lord, supplicate, and remember Him. Then he would give salaam audibly for us to hear. After that, he would perform two rak'ahs while sitting, after giving salaam in a state of sitting. Those are the eleven rak'ahs, O my son."  

عَنْ وِتْرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ كُنَا نُعِدُّ لَهُ طَهُورَهُ وَسِوَاكَهُ فَيَبْعَثُهُ اللهُ لِمَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ «فَيَتَسَوَّكُ وَيَتَوَضَّأُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ فِيهِنَّ إِلَّا عِنْدَ الثَّامِنَةِ فَيَحْمَدُ رَبَّهُ وَيَدْعُو وَيَذْكُرُهُ ثُمَّ يَنْهَضُ وَلَا يُسَلِّمُ وَيُصَلِّي التَّاسِعَةَ فَيَجْلِسُ فَيَذْكُرُ رَبَّهُ وَيَحْمَدُهُ وَيَدْعُو ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمًا يُسْمِعُنَا ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ بَعْدَمَا يُسَلِّمُ فَتِلْكَ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يَا بُنَيَّ»  

[Machine] That the Prophet ﷺ used to perform nine units of voluntary prayer, sitting in the eighth unit, then he would stand and perform one more unit of prayer. Hisham ibn Hassan disagreed with him.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يُوتِرُ بِتِسْعِ رَكَعَاتٍ يَقْعُدُ فِي الثَّامِنَةِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيَرْكَعُ رَكْعَةً» خَالَفَهُ هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانٍ  

" I came to Al-Madinah and entered upon Aishah, may Allah (SWT) be pleased with her. She said: 'Who are you?' I said: 'I am Sa'd bin Hisham bin 'Amir.' She said: 'May Allah have mercy on your father.' I said: 'Tell me about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' She said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did such and such.' I said: 'Yes indeed.' She said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray Isha' at night, then he would go to his bed and sleep. In the middle of the night, he would get up to relieve himself and go to his water for purification and perform wudu. Then he went into the Masjid and prayed eight rak'ahs. I think he made the recitation, bowing and prostration equal in length. Then he prayed one rak'ah of witr, then he prayed two rak'ahs sitting down. Then he lay down on his side. Sometimes Bilal would come and tell him that it was time to pray before he napped, and sometimes he napped. And sometimes I was not sure if he had napped or not before he told him that it was time to pray. This is how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray until he grew older and gained weight"- and she mentioned whatever Allah (SWT) willed about his gaining weight. She said: "And the Prophet ﷺ used to lead the people in praying witr, then he would go to his bed. In the middle of the night, he would get up and go to water for purification, and to relieve himself, then he would perform wudu. Then he would go into the masjid and pray six rak'ahs, and I think he made the recitation, bowing, and prostration equal in length. Then he prayed one rak'ah of witr, then he prayed two rak'ahs sitting down. Then he lay down on his side. Sometimes Bilal would come and tell him that it was time to pray before he napped, and sometimes he napped. And sometimes I was not sure if he had napped or not before he told him that it was time to pray." She said: "And this is how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ continued to pray." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1651)   

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِاللَّيْلِ صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ ثُمَّ يَأْوِي إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَيَنَامُ فَإِذَا كَانَ جَوْفُ اللَّيْلِ قَامَ إِلَى حَاجَتِهِ وَإِلَى طَهُورِهِ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَيُصَلِّي ثَمَانِي رَكَعَاتٍ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ يُسَوِّي بَيْنَهُنَّ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ وَالرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ وَيُوتِرُ بِرَكْعَةٍ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ ثُمَّ يَضَعُ جَنْبَهُ فَرُبَّمَا جَاءَ بِلَالٌ فَآذَنَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُغْفِيَ وَرُبَّمَا أَغْفَى وَرُبَّمَا شَكَكْتُ أَغَفَى أَمْ لَا؟ حَتَّى يُؤْذِنَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَكَانَتْ تِلْكَ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى أَسَنَّ وَلَحِمَ قَالَتْ وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ الْعِشَاءَ ثُمَّ يَأْوِي إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَإِذَا كَانَ جَوْفُ اللَّيْلِ قَامَ إِلَى طَهُورِهِ وَإِلَى حَاجَتِهِ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمُّ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ يُسَوِّي بَيْنَهُنَّ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ وَالرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ بِرَكْعَةٍ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ ثُمَّ يَضَعُ جَنْبَهُ وَرُبَّمَا جَاءَهُ بِلَالٌ فَآذَنَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُغْفِي وَرُبَّمَا أَغْفَى وَرُبَّمَا شَكَكْتُ أَغْفَى أَمْ لَا؟ حَتَّى يُؤْذِنَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ قَالَتْ فَمَا زَالَتْ تِلْكَ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ  

I asked Aisha about the night prayer of Messenger of Allah ﷺ and she said, "It was seven, nine or eleven rakʿat besides the two rakʿat of the Fajr prayer (i.e. Sunna). " (Using translation from Bukhārī 1139)  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ «سَبْعٌ وَتِسْعٌ وَإِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ سِوَى رَكْعَتَيِ الْغَدَاةِ»  

"Messenger of Allah (S) would pray eleven Rak'ah at night, making them off with one. When he finished them he would lay down on his right side." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 440)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي بِاللَّيْلِ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ مِنْهَا بِوَاحِدَةٍ فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْهَا اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night ; he then offered two light rak'ahs of prayer when he heard the call to the dawn prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1339)  

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي بِاللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي إِذَا سَمِعَ النِّدَاءَ بِالصُّبْحِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night, observing a witr out of that with five, he did not sit during the five except the last and then gave the salutation. Abu Dawud said: Ibn Numair reported it from Hisham recently. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1338)   

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ مِنْهَا بِخَمْسٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَمْسِ إِلَّا فِي آخِرِهِنَّ ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ» خَالَفَهُ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ  

How did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray during Ramadhan ? She said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not pray more than eleven rak'ahs during Ramadhan and other than Ramadhan. He would pray four rak'ahs. Do not ask about their elegance and length. He then would pray for rak'ahs. Do not ask about their alegance and length. Then he would pray three rak'ahs. 'Aishah said: I asked: Messenger of Allah, do you sleep before observing witr ? He replied: 'Aishah, my eyes sleep, but my heart does not sleep. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1341)  

أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي رَمَضَانَ؟ قَالَتْ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَزِيدُ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَلَا فِي غَيْرِهِ عَلَى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةِ رَكْعَةً يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا فَلَا تَسْأَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا فَلَا تَسْأَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي ثَلَاثًا قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَتَنَامُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُوتِرَ؟ قَالَ «يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ عَيْنِيَّ تَنَامَانِ وَلَا يَنَامُ قَلْبِي»  

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«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ» يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ يُقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ قَامَ فَرَكَعَ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray ten rak'ahs at night, then he would perform the witr prayer with one rak'ah, then he would perform the two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ عَشَرَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ»  

Abu Musa was between Makkah and Al-Madinah. He prayed 'Isha with two rak'ahs, then he stood and prayed one rak'ah of witr in which he recited one hundred verses from An-Nisa'. Then he said: "I tried my best to place my feet where the Messenger of Allah ﷺ placed his, and to recite what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1728)  

أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى كَانَ بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ فَصَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَةً أَوْتَرَ بِهَا فَقَرَأَ فِيهَا مِائَةَ آيَةٍ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «مَا أَلَوْتُ أَنْ أَضَعَ قَدَمَيَّ حَيْثُ وَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَدَمَيْهِ وَأَنْ أَقْرَأُ بِمَا قَرَأَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ»  

[Machine] I was at the house of Maymuna when the Prophet ﷺ stood up to pray at night. I stood up with him on his left side, and he took my hand and placed me on his right side. Then he prayed thirteen units of prayer, and I guessed the length of his standing in each unit, O you (Prophet) wrapped in garments.  

كُنْتُ فِي بَيْتِ مَيْمُونَةَ فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ عَلَى يَسَارِهِ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَجَعَلَنِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً حَزَرْتُ قَدْرَ قِيَامِهِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform Witr and recite: ‘Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High.’, [Al-A’la (87)] ‘Say: O you disbelievers!” [Al-Kafirun (109)] and ‘Say: Allah is One.”. [Al-Ikhlas (112)] (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1171)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يُوتِرُ بِسَبَّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَقُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ فِي رَكْعَةٍ رَكْعَةٍ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray witr with three rak'ahs. In the first he would recite "Glorify the Name of Your Lord, the Most High;" in the second: "Say: O You disbelievers!" and in the third: "Say: He is Allah, (the) One.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1702)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ يُقْرَأُ فِي الْأُولَى بِسَبَّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ بِقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَفِي الثَّالِثَةِ بِقُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ» وَقَفَهُ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ