أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ وَيُونُسُ وَعَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ أَنَّ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَهُمْ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ کَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي فِيمَا بَيْنَ أَنْ يَفْرُغَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَائِ إِلَی الْفَجْرِ إِحْدَی عَشْرَةَ رَکْعَةً يُسَلِّمُ بَيْنَ کُلِّ رَکْعَتَيْنِ وَيُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ وَيَسْجُدُ سَجْدَةً قَدْرَ مَا يَقْرَأُ أَحَدُکُمْ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ فَإِذَا سَکَتَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ وَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُ الْفَجْرُ رَکَعَ رَکْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ عَلَی شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ حَتَّی يَأْتِيَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ بِالْإِقَامَةِ فَيَخْرُجُ مَعَهُ وَبَعْضُهُمْ يَزِيدُ عَلَی بَعْضٍ فِي الْحَدِيثِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 689
It was narrated that ‘Aishah said: “Between the time when he finished ‘Isha’ prayer and Fajr, the Prophet used to pray eleven Rak’ahs, saying the Taslimafter each two Rak’ahs, then praying Witr as one Rak’ah. He would prostrate for as long as it takes one of you to recite fifty verses, then he would raise his head. When the Mu ‘adhdhin finished the call to Fajr prayer and he could see the dawn, he would pray two brief Rak’ahs, then he would lie down on his right side until the Mu ‘adhdhin came to ask permission to say the Iqamah, then he would go out with him.” Some of these narrators (Ibn Abi Dhi’b, Yunus and ‘Amr bin Al Harith) added some phrases not mentioned by the others in the Hadith. (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020