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»
The prayer of the Prophet ﷺ used to be of thirteen rakʿat, i.e. of the night prayer.
كَانَ صَلاَةُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يَعْنِي بِاللَّيْلِ
The Prophet ﷺ used to offer thirteen rakʿat of the night prayer and that included the witr and two rakʿat (Sunna) of the Fajr prayer.
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً مِنْهَا الْوِتْرُ وَرَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ
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).
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ بِخَمْسٍ لاَ يَجْلِسُ فِي شَىْءٍ إِلاَّ فِي آخِرِهَا
'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night including the two rak'ahs (Sunan) of the dawn prayer.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً بِرَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ
I heard Ibn 'Abbas saying that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ observed thirteen rak'ahs at night.
سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً
It was narrated from Al'Irbad bin Sariyah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to send Salah on the first row three times and on the second row once.
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى الصَّفِّ الأَوَّلِ ثَلاَثًا وَعَلَى الثَّانِي وَاحِدَةً
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Prayer at night is two by two, and witr is one rak'ah.'"
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى وَالْوَتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ
"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
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray nine rak'ahs at night."
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ
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)
«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَتْ صَلَاتُهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ مِنْهَا بِخَمْسٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَمْسِ حَتَّى يَجْلِسَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَيُسَلِّمَ»
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray sixteen rakʿahs during the day.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّهَارِ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً
ʿAli ؓ was asked about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: He used to pray sixteen rakʿahʿs at night.
عَنْ صَلاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray sixteen rakʿahs at night apart from the prescribed prayers.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً سِوَى الْمَكْتُوبَةِ
The Prophet ﷺ used to pray eight rakʿahs of voluntary prayer and during the day twelve rakʿahs.
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ التَّطَوُّعِ ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَبِالنَّهَارِ ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً
"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 اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُ فَيَسْتَاكُ
“The Prophet ﷺ used to pray thirteen Rak’ah at night.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1359)
إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلاثَ عَشْرَةَ
I heard Ibn 'Abbas saying that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ observed thirteen rak'ahs at night. (Using translation from Muslim 764)
سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي ثَلاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً مِنَ اللَّيْلِ
[AI] The translation of the given text into English is: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray eight rak'ahs (units of prayer) at night, then he would add three rak'ahs for Witr prayer, and he would also pray two rak'ahs of Fajr prayer.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي بِاللَّيْلِ ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَيُوتِرُ بِثَلاثٍ وَيُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ
I heard Ibn 'Abbas saying that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ observed thirteen rak'ahs at night. (Using translation from Muslim 764)
سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً
The Prophet ﷺ said: "Witr is one rak'ah at the end of the night." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1689)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى وَالْوِتْرُ رَكْعَةٌ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ
[AI] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray at night in pairs, and he would perform the Witr prayer with one Rak'ah at the end of the night.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِاللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى وَيُوتِرُ بِرَكْعَةٍ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ
It was narrated from ‘Irbad bin Sariyah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to ask for forgiveness for the first row three times and for the second row twice. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 996)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لِلصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ ثَلَاثًا وَلِلثَّانِي مَرَّةً
It was narrated from ‘Irbad bin Sariyah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to ask for forgiveness for the first row three times and for the second row twice. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 996)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لِلصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ وَلِلثَّانِي مَرَّةً
It was narrated from Al'Irbad bin Sariyah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to send Salah on the first row three times and on the second row once. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 817)
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي عَلَى الصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ ثَلَاثًا وَعَلَى الثَّانِي وَاحِدَةً
It was narrated from Al'Irbad bin Sariyah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to send Salah on the first row three times and on the second row once. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 817)
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ ثَلَاثًا وَعَلَى الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَاحِدَةً
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed three times for the front row and once for the one that follows it.
صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى الصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ ثَلَاثًا وَعَلَى الَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَاحِدَةً
'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 Prophet Muhammad ﷺ used to pray thirteen units at night, with five as odd-numbered (witr) prayers. He would not sit except during the fifth unit before making the salutation (salam).
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ بِخَمْسٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ إِلَّا فِي الْخَامِسَةِ فَيُسَلِّمُ
"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 Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray thirteen units of prayer at night and he would perform the Witr prayer with five prostrations. He would not sit between them (the prostrations) until he sat in the final one, then he would give the salutation.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً وَكَانَ يُوتِرُ بِخَمْسِ سَجَدَاتٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ بَيْنَهُنَّ حَتَّى يَجْلِسَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمَ
The Prophet ﷺ used to pray at night while I lay interposed between him and the Qibla like a corpse on the bier. (Using translation from Muslim 512a)
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ الْلَيْلِ وَأَنَا مُعْتَرِضَةٌ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ كَاعْتِرَاضِ الْجِنَازَةِ
The Prophet ﷺ used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night including the two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1360)
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً
The Prophet ﷺ used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night including the two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1360)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً بِاللَّيْلِ مَعَ رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ
"The night prayer of Messenger of Allah was thirteen Rak'ah, five of which were his Witr, not sitting in any of them except at the end of them. When the Mu'adh-dhin called the Adhan he would stand to perform two light (Rak'ah)." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 459)
كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ بِخَمْسٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْهَا إِلَّا فِي آخِرِهَا فَإِذَا أَذَّنَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ
'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
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»
It was narrated from ‘Irbad bin Sariyah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to ask for forgiveness for the first row three times and for the second row twice. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 996)
«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لِلصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ ثَلَاثًا وَلِلثَّانِي مَرَّةً» «وَ
It was narrated from ‘Irbad bin Sariyah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to ask for forgiveness for the first row three times and for the second row twice. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 996)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يَسْتَغْفِرُ لِلصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ ثَلَاثًا وَلِلثَّانِي مَرَّةً»
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»
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform Tahiyyatul-Wudu (a prayer after performing ablution) consisting of five units (rak'ahs). He would not sit down except in the fifth unit, and he would only give the salaam (conclude the prayer) in the fifth unit.
«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ» يُوتِرُ بِخَمْسِ رَكَعَاتٍ وَلَا يَجْلِسُ إِلَّا فِي الْخَامِسَةِ وَلَا يُسَلِّمُ إِلَّا فِي الْخَامِسَةِ
[AI] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, "Water is from water."
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «الْمَاءُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ»
[AI] From the Messenger of Allahﷺ that he used to "pray three times on the first rank and once on the second."
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي عَلَى الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ الْمُقَدَّمِ ثَلَاثًا وَعَلَى الثَّانِي مَرَّةً»
It was narrated from Al'Irbad bin Sariyah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to send Salah on the first row three times and on the second row once. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 817)
«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي عَلَى الصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ ثَلَاثًا وَعَلَى الثَّانِي وَاحِدَةً»
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 اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ مِنْهَا بِخَمْسٍ لَا يَجْلِسُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَمْسِ إِلَّا فِي آخِرِهِنَّ يَجْلِسُ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ»
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»
“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»
[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»
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