حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَرْوَانَ الْعُثْمَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي فِي شَيْئٍ مِنْ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ إِلَّا قَائِمًا حَتَّی دَخَلَ فِي السِّنِّ فَجَعَلَ يُصَلِّي جَالِسًا حَتَّی إِذَا بَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ قِرَائَتِهِ أَرْبَعُونَ آيَةً أَوْ ثَلَاثُونَ آيَةً قَامَ فَقَرَأَهَا وَسَجَدَ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1227
It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "I did not see the Messenger of Allah SAW offer any of the night prayers in any way other than standing, until he became old. Then he started to pray sitting down until, when there were thirty or forty Verses left of his recitation, he would stand up and recite them, and prostrate." (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020