"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray nine (rak'ahs) at night, then when he grew older and put on weight he prayed seven."
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعًا فَلَمَّا أَسَنَّ وَثَقُلَ صَلَّى سَبْعًا
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Collected by Nasāʾī, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Ḥākim, Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṭabarānī, Nasāʾī's Kubrá"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray nine rak'ahs at night."
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ
“The Prophet ﷺ used to pray thirteen Rak’ah at night.”
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً
It was narrated from ‘Aishah that the Prophet ﷺ used to pray nine Rak’ah at night.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ
'A'isha reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up at night to pray, he began his prayer with two short rak'ahs. (Using translation from Muslim 767)
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يُصَلِّي افْتَتَحَ صَلَاتَهُ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform voluntary prayers called "Tahajjud" with nine rak'ahs. However, as he grew older and found it burdensome, he shortened it to seven rak'ahs.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُوتِرُ بِتِسْعٍ فَلَمَّا أَسَنَّ وثَقُلَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray nine rak'ahs at night." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1725)
أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ
[AI] I asked Aisha, "How many units of dhuha prayer did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform?" She said, "Four units, and he would increase as Allah wills."
سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ كَمْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى؟ قَالَتْ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَيَزِيدُ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ
[AI] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray nine units of prayer at night. But when he became tired and exhausted, he prayed seven units.
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعًا فَلَمَّا ثَقُلَ وَأَسَنَّ صَلَّى سَبْعًا
'A'isha observed that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to observe prayer in the night and the last of his (night) prayer was Witr. (Using translation from Muslim 740)
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ حَتَّى يَكُونَ آخِرَ صَلَاتِهِ الْوَتْرُ
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray nine rak'ahs at night." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1725)
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray witr with thirteen rak'ahs, but when he grew older and weaker he prayed witr with nine." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1727)
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ فَلَمَّا كَبِرَ وَضَعُفَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray on Khumra. (Using translation from Bukhārī 381)
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي عَلَى الْخُمْرَةِ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray on Khumra. (Using translation from Bukhārī 381)
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي عَلَى الْخُمْرَةِ
"The Messenger of Allah used to pray in the night (Qiyamul-Lail) two Rak'ah by two, then when he finished he would use the tooth stick." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 288)
«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُ فَيَسْتَاكُ»
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not offer the taslim (salam) after the first two rakahs of the Witr prayer.
«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَا يُسَلِّمُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنَ الْوِتْرِ»
ذِكْرُ وَصْفِ عَدَدِ الرَّكَعَاتِ الَّتِي كَانَ يُصَلِّيهَا ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ
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»
ذِكْرُ وَصْفِ صَلَاةِ الْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ بِغَيْرِ النَّعْتِ الَّذِي ذَكَرْنَاهُ قَبْلُ
“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»
ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ هَذَا الْعَدَدَ الَّذِي ذَكَرْنَاهُ فِي هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةِ كَانَ ﷺ يُوتِرُ فِيهَا بِوَاحِدَةٍ
[AI] 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»
[AI] The translation of the passage from Arabic to English is: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform the Witr prayer with nine units, but when it became difficult for him, he would perform Witr with seven units."
«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُوتِرُ بِتِسْعٍ فَلَمَّا ثَقُلَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ»
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The night prayer should be performed in pairs of two, and the Witr prayer should be a single unit of prayer at the end of the night."
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى وَالْوِتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ»
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray two units of prayer at night, then would leave and perform "istakah".
«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُ فَيَسْتَاكُ»
[AI] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray eight rak'ahs at night and then he would pray three rak'ahs of witr.
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ وَيُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثٍ»
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 اللهِ ﷺ «يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً»
يَحْيَى بْنُ الْجَزَّارِ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray thirteen raka'ah in the night, but when he became old or weak, he would pray seven raka'ah.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يُوتِرُ بِثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ فَلَمَّا كَبِرَ وَضَعُفَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ»
Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray on Khumra. (Using translation from Bukhārī 381)
«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي عَلَى الْخُمْرَةِ»
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray nine rak'ahs at night." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1725)
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ»
[AI] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray nine units of prayer at night. But when he grew old and weak, he prayed seven units of prayer.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فَلَمَّا كَثُرَ لَحْمُهُ وَأَسَنَّ صَلَّى سَبْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ»
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray nine rak'ahs at night." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1725)
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ»
[AI] That the Prophet ﷺ used to perform voluntary prayers of nine units, but when he grew older and weaker, he would perform the voluntary prayers of seven units.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يُوتِرُ بِتِسْعٍ فَلَمَّا أَسَنَّ وَثَقُلَ أَوْتَرَ بِسَبْعٍ»
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