أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُبَارَکِ الصُّورِيَّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَّامٍ عَنْ يَحْيَی بْنِ أَبِي کَثِيرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ کَانَ يُصَلِّي ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَکْعَةً تِسْعَ رَکَعَاتٍ قَائِمًا يُوتِرُ فِيهَا وَرَکْعَتَيْنِ جَالِسًا فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْکَعَ قَامَ فَرَکَعَ وَسَجَدَ وَيَفْعَلُ ذَلِکَ بَعْدَ الْوِتْرِ فَإِذَا سَمِعَ نِدَائَ الصُّبْحِ قَامَ فَرَکَعَ رَکْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1761
Abu Salamah bin ‘Abdur Rahman narrated that he asked ‘Aishah about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم at night. She said: “He used to pray thirteen Rak’ahs: Nine Rak’ahs standing, one of which was Witr, and two Rak’ahs sitting. When he wanted to bow he would stand up, and bow and prostrate, and he did that after Witr Then when he heard the call for Subh, he stood up and prayed two brief Rak’ahs. (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020