أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِاللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ کَانَ يُصَلِّي ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَکْعَةً يُصَلِّي ثَمَانَ رَکَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ يُوتِرُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَکْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْکَعَ قَامَ فَرَکَعَ وَيُصَلِّي رَکْعَتَيْنِ بَيْنَ الْأَذَانِ وَالْإِقَامَةِ فِي صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1786
It was narrated from Abu Salamah 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. He would pray eight Rak’ahs then pray Witr, then pray two Rak’ahs sitting down. When he wanted to bow he would stand and bow, and he prayed two Rak’ahs between the Adhan and Iqamah of Sub,!i prayer.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020