[Machine] She (referring to the midday prayer) was the one that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to observe with the Hajeer.  

«هِيَ الظُّهْرُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّيَهَا بِالْهَجِيرِ»  

[Machine] I was among a people who differed in regards to the middle prayer and I was the youngest among them. So they sent me to Zaid bin Thabit to ask him about the middle prayer. So I went to him and asked him. He said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray Dhuhr when the sun had passed the zenith, while the people were in their marketplaces and lanes. And he would not lead the prayer behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ except in As-Saff and As-Saffan." So Allah revealed the verse: "Guard strictly the (five obligatory) prayers, especially the middle prayer, and stand before Allah with obedience." (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:238) So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Some men should stop neglecting the prayers, or else I will burn their houses down." Abu 'Abdur-Rahman said, "This is a mistake, and the correct opinion is that it was narrated by Ibn Abi Dhi'b from Az-Zubair bin 'Ammar bin Ummiyah, from Zaid bin Thabit and Usamah bin Zaid."  

كُنْتُ فِي قَوْمٍ اخْتَلَفُوا فِي صَلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى وَأَنَا أَصْغَرُ الْقَوْمِ قَالَ فَبَعَثُونِي إِلَى زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ لِأَسْأَلَهُ عَنْ صَلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ وَالنَّاسُ فِي قَائِلَتِهِمْ وَأَسْوَاقِهِمْ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُصَلِّي وَرَاءَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَّا الصَّفُّ وَالصَّفَّانِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ {حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ} [البقرة 238] فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَيَنْتَهِيَنَّ أَقْوَامٌ أَوْ لَأُحَرِّقَنَّ بُيُوتَهُمْ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا خَطَأٌ وَالصَّوَابُ ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنِ الزِّبْرِقَانِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ وَأُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ  

[Machine] "The middle prayer is the afternoon prayer."  

«صَلَاةُ الْوُسْطَى هِيَ الظُّهْرُ»  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever misses the ʿAsr prayer (intentionally) then it is as if he lost his family and property." (Using translation from Bukhārī 552)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ «الَّذِي تَفُوتُهُ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ كَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ»  

"Abu Al-Malih narrated to me: 'We were with Buraidah on a cloudy day and he said: "Pray early, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Whoever abandons Salat Al-'Asr, his good deeds will perish.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 474)   

بَكِّرُوا بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ تَرَكَ صَلَاةَ الْعَصْرِ فَقَدْ حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُ»  

Anyone who loses his 'Asr prayer is like a person whose family has perished and whose property has been plundered. Abu Dawud said: 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar narrated the word utira (instead of wutira, meaning perished). The dispute on this point goes back to Ayyub. Al-Zuhri reported from Salim on the authority of this father from the Prophet ﷺ the word 'wutira'. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 414)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «الَّذِي تَفُوتُهُ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا وُتِرَ أَهْلَهُ وَمَالَهُ»  

'Aishah commanded me to write for her come passage from the Qur'an. She also added: When you reach the following verse, inform me: "Be guardian of your prayers and of the midmost prayer" (2:238). When I reached it, I informed her. She asked me to write: "Be guardians of your prayers, and of the midmost prayer, and of the 'Asr prayer, and stand up with devotion of Allah" (2:238). 'Aishah then said: I heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 410)  

وَقَالَتْ إِذَا بَلَغْتَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ فَآذِنِّي {حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى} [البقرة 238] فَلَمَّا بَلَغْتُهَا آذَنْتُهَا فَأَمْلَتْ عَلَيَّ «حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى وَصَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ» ثُمَّ قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not abandon at all observing two rak'ahs after the 'Asr in my house. (Using translation from Muslim 835b)   

«مَا تَرَكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ فِي بَيْتِي قَطُّ»  

"I heard more than one of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ - including 'Umar who was one of the dearest of them to me - that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade praying after Fajr until the sun had risen, and praying after 'Asr until the sun had set." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 562)   

سَمِعْتُ غَيْرَ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِنْهُمْ عُمَرُ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَحَبِّهُمْ إِلَيَّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «نَهَى عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الْفَجْرِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ وَعَنِ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ خَالَفَهُ طَاوُسٌ فَرَوَاهُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ عُمَرَ  

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Prophet ﷺ forbade praying after 'Asr. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 569)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «نَهَى عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ»  

'A'isha reported that 'Umar misconstrued the fact that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had prohibited the observance of prayer at the time of the rising sun and at the time of its setting. (Using translation from Muslim 833a)   

عَائِشَةُ أَوْهَمَ عُمَرُ إِنَّمَا «نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَتَحَرَّى طُلُوعَ الشَّمْسِ أَوْ غُرُوبِهَا»  

'Are you not going to pray?' He said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'There is no prayer after 'Asr until the sun has set, nor after Subh until the sun has risen.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 518)  

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا صَلَاةَ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ وَلَا بَعْدَ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺforbade praying after 'Asr unless the sun was still white, clear and high." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 573)  

«نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ صَلَاةٍ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ الشَّمْسُ بَيْضَاءَ مُرْتَفِعَةً»  

Two are the prayers which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ always observed in my house-openly or secretly-two rak'ahs before the dawn and two rak'ahs after the 'Asr. (Using translation from Muslim 835c)  

«صَلَاتَانِ مَا تَرَكَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَيْتِي سِرًّا وَلَا عَلَانِيَةً رَكْعَتَانِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ وَرَكْعَتَانِ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ»  

"Abu Tamim Al-Jaishani stood up to pray two Rak'ahs before Maghrib, and I said to 'Uqbah bin 'Amir: 'Look at this man, what prayer is he praying?' He turned and looked at him, and said: 'This is a prayer that we used to pray at the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 582)  

«هَذِهِ صَلَاةُ كُنَّا نُصَلِّيهَا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Between each two Adhans [1] there is a prayer, between each two Adhans there is a prayer, between each two Adhans there is a prayer, for whoever wants to do it." [1]Meaning, between the Adhan and Iqamah. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 681)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلَاةٌ بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلَاةٌ بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلَاةٌ»  

"I prayed with the Prophet ﷺ in Al-Madinah, eight together and seven together. He delayed Zuhr and brought 'Asr forward, and he delayed Maghrib and brought 'Isha' forward." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 589)  

«صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْمَدِينَةِ ثَمَانِيًا جَمِيعًا وَسَبْعًا جَمِيعًا أَخَّرَ الظُّهْرَ وَعَجَّلَ الْعَصْرَ وَأَخَّرَ الْمَغْرِبَ وَعَجَّلَ الْعِشَاءَ»  

"I saw Sa'eed bin Jubari in Jam'.[1] He stood and prayed Maghrib, three Rak'ahs, then he stood and prayed 'Isha', two Rak'ahs. Then he mentioned that Ibn 'Umar had done the same thing in that place, and he mentioned that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has done the same thing in that place. [1] Meaning Al-Muzdalifah. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 481)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَنَعَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَكَانِ»  

I prayed along with Messenger of Allah ﷺ two rak'ahs before and two rak'ahs after the noon prayer, two rak'ahs after the sunset prayer and two rak'ahs after the 'Isha' prayer and two rak'ahs after the Friday prayer; and so far as the sunset, 'Isha' and Friday prayers are concerned, I observed (them) along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in his house. (Using translation from Muslim 729)   

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ «صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَهَا سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ سَجْدَتَيْنِ فَأَمَّا الْمَغْرِبُ وَالْعِشَاءُ وَالْجُمُعَةُ فَفِي رَحْلِهِ»  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to prolong the two units of prayer after Maghrib.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يُطِيلُ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ»  

[Machine] I came to the Prophet ﷺ and prayed with him the Maghrib prayer, and he then prayed until the Isha prayer.  

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «فَصَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ الْمَغْرِبَ فَصَلَّى إِلَى الْعِشَاءِ»  

[Machine] I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I prayed Maghrib with him, and he prayed Isha.  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «فَصَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ الْمَغْرِبَ فَصَلَّى إِلَى الْعِشَاءِ»  

Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ observed in Medina seven (rak'ahs) and eight (rak'ahs), i. e. (be combined) the noon and afternoon prayers (eight rak'ahs) and the sunset and 'Isha' prayers (seven rak'ahs). (Using translation from Muslim 705f)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى بِالْمَدِينَةِ سَبْعًا وَثَمَانِيًا الظُّهْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ وَالْمَغْرِبَ وَالْعِشَاءَ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ الصَّلَاتَيْنِ  

"I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ eight (Rak'ahs) together and seven (Rak'ahs) together." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 603)  

«صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثَمَانِيًا جَمِيعًا وَسَبْعًا جَمِيعًا»  

Nafi’ said Ibn ‘Umar walked proudly (ramal) from the corner (Black Stone) to the corner (Black Stone) and mentioned that the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ had done so. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1891)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ»  

"Ibn 'Umar did not offer more than two rak'ahs when traveling, and he did not offer any prayer before or after that. It was said to him: 'What is this?' He said: 'This is what I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ doing.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1457)  

هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَنَعَ  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'If people knew the reward of performing the prayer of Al-Atamah (the pitch-black night) and the morning prayer, they would come to them even if they had to crawl.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَوْ أَنَّ النَّاسَ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي صَلَاةِ الْعَتَمَةِ وَصَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ لَأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا» خَالَفَهُ أَبَانُ  

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ said, 'If the people knew the reward in these two prayers,' then he mentioned a word that means 'they would attend them even if crawling.'"  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَوْ يُعَلِّمُ النَّاسَ مَا فِي هَاتَيْنِ الصَّلَاتَيْنِ» ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ كَلِمَةً مَعْنَاهَا «لَأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ performed the night prayer, and Umar called out to him and said, "The women and children have fallen asleep." So he went out to them and said, "No one on the face of the earth besides you is awaiting this prayer." And at that time, the prayer was only being performed in Madinah. But Abdullah ibn Abdullah objected to him.  

أَعْتَمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَنَادَاهُ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ نَامَ النِّسَاءُ وَالصِّبْيَانُ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ «مَا يَنْتَظِرُ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ غَيْرُكُمْ» وَلَمْ تَكُنْ تُصَلَّى يَوْمَئِذٍ إِلَّا بِالْمَدِينَةِ خَالَفَهُ عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed 'Isha' until 'Umar called him and said: 'The women and children have gone to sleep.' Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out and said: 'There is no one who is offering this prayer but you.' And at that time no one used to pray except the people of Al-Madinah." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 482)  

أَعْتَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْعِشَاءِ حَتَّى نَادَاهُ عُمَرُ نَامَ النِّسَاءُ وَالصِّبْيَانُ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يُصَلِّي هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ غَيْرُكُمْ» وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَحَدٌ يُصَلِّي غَيْرُ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ  

I offered with Messenger of Allah ﷺ a two rakʿat prayer before the Zuhr prayer and two rakʿat after the Zuhr prayer, two rakʿat after Jumua, Maghrib and ʿIsha' prayers. (Using translation from Bukhārī 1169)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ «عَشْرَ صَلَوَاتٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الصُّبْحِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ»  

[Machine] About the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ? She said, "There was nothing more urgent than delaying it when he had a conversation about the prayer of Isha and he had never prayed it, he came to me and prayed four or six units after it."  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَتْ «لَمْ يَكُنْ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ شَيْءٌ أَحْرَى أَنْ يُؤَخِّرَهَا إِذَا كَانَ عَلَى حَدِيثٍ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ وَمَا صَلَّاهَا قَطُّ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ إِلَّا صَلَّى بَعْدَهَا أَرْبَعًا أَوْ سِتًّا»  

[Machine] About the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ? She said, "Do you mean the night prayer? His prayer during the month of Ramadan and other months consisted of thirteen units, including the two units of dawn prayer."  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَتْ «تُرِيدُ اللَّيْلَ؟ كَانَتْ صَلَاتُهُ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَغَيْرِهِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً مِنْهَا رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ»  

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 يَزِيدُ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَلَا فِي غَيْرِهِ عَلَى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ 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 عَيْنَيَّ تَنَامَانِ وَلَا يَنَامُ قَلْبِي» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ اسْمُهُ كَيْسَانَ  

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 عَشْرَةَ 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 «إِنَّ عَيْنِي تَنَامَانِ وَلَا يَنَامُ قَلْبِي» خَالَفَهُمَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray thirteen rak'ahs at night, eight rak'ahs and then three rak'ahs of witr, and he would pray two rak'ahs for Fajr.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ وَيُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ وَيَرْكَعُ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ»  

I would definitely watch at night the prayer observed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He prayed two short rak'ahs, then two long, long, long rak'ahs, then he prayed two rak'ahs which were shorter than the two preceding rak'ahs, then he prayed two rak'ahs which were shorter than the two preceding, then he prayed two rak'ahs which were shorter than the two preceding, then observed a single one (Witr), making a total of thirteen rak'ahs (Using translation from Muslim 765)  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَأَرْمُقَنَّ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ «فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُمَا دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُمَا دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُمَا دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُمَا دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا»  

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»