حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِکِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ جَدِّي عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلَالٍ عَنْ مَخْرَمَةَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ أَنَّ کُرَيْبًا مَوْلَی ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ کَيْفَ کَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِاللَّيْلِ قَالَ بِتُّ عِنْدَهُ لَيْلَةً وَهُوَ عِنْدَ مَيْمُونَةَ فَنَامَ حَتَّی إِذَا ذَهَبَ ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ نِصْفُهُ اسْتَيْقَظَ فَقَامَ إِلَی شَنٍّ فِيهِ مَائٌ فَتَوَضَّأَ وَتَوَضَّأْتُ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَقُمْتُ إِلَی جَنْبِهِ عَلَی يَسَارِهِ فَجَعَلَنِي عَلَی يَمِينِهِ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَی رَأْسِي کَأَنَّهُ يَمَسُّ أُذُنِي کَأَنَّهُ يُوقِظُنِي فَصَلَّی رَکْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ قَدْ قَرَأَ فِيهِمَا بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ فِي کُلِّ رَکْعَةٍ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ صَلَّی حَتَّی صَلَّی إِحْدَی عَشْرَةَ رَکْعَةً بِالْوِتْرِ ثُمَّ نَامَ فَأَتَاهُ بِلَالٌ فَقَالَ الصَّلَاةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَامَ فَرَکَعَ رَکْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ صَلَّی لِلنَّاسِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 1364
The client of Ibn Abbas said that he asked him: How would the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray during the night ? He replied: I spent a night with him when he was with Maimunah. He slept and awoke when half the night or one-third of it had passed. He stood up and went to a leather bad containing water. He performed ablution and I also performed ablution with him. He then stood up and I also stood at his left side. He made me stand at his right side. He then put his hand upon my head, as he was touching my ear and awakening me. He then prayed two light rak'ahs and recited Surah al-Fatihah in each of them, and uttered the salutation. He then prayed eleven rak'ahs observing the witr and slept. Then Bilal came to him and said: Prayer, Messenger of Allah. He got up and prayed two rak'ahs, and then led the people in the prayer.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020