أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْخَلَنْجِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ يَعْنِي مَوْلَی بَنِي هَاشِمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُصَيْنُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ أَنَّهُ وَفَدَ عَلَی أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَائِشَةَ فَسَأَلَهَا عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَتْ کَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنْ اللَّيْلِ ثَمَانَ رَکَعَاتٍ وَيُوتِرُ بِالتَّاسِعَةِ وَيُصَلِّي رَکْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ مُخْتَصَرٌ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1729
It was narrated from Saad bin Hisham that he came to the Mother of the Believers ‘Aishah and asked her about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم. She said: “He used to pray eight Rak’ahs at night and pray Witr with the ninth, then he would pray two Rak’ahs sitting down.”(Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020