A'isha, the wife of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), said that between the time when the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) finished the 'Isha' prayer which is called 'Atama by the people, he used to pray eleven rak'ahs, uttering the salutation at the end of every two rak'ahs, and observing the Witr with a single one. And when the Mu'adhdhin had finished the call (for the) dawn prayer and he saw the dawn clearly and the Mu'adhdhin had come to him, he stood up and prayed two short rak'ahs. Then he lay down on his right side till the Mu'adhdhin came to him for lqama. (This hadith has been narrated with the same chain of transmitters by Ibn Shihab, but in it no mention has been made of Iqama )
Read More..A'isha reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to observe thirteen rak'ahs of the night prayer. Five out of them consisted of Witr, and he did not sit, but at the end (for salutation).
Read More..This hadith has been narrated by Hisham with the same chain of transmitters.
Read More..A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to pray thirteen rak'ahs during the night including the two rak'ahs (Sunan) of the dawn prayer.
Read More..Abu Salama b. Abd al-Rahman asked 'A'isha about the (night) prayer of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) during the month of Ramadan. She said: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) did not observe either in Ramadan or in other months more than eleven rak'ahs (of the night prayer). He (in the first instance) observed four rak'ahs. Ask not about their excellence and their length (i. e. these were matchless in perfection and length). He again observed four rak'ahs, and ask not about their excellence and their length. He would then observe three rak'ahs (of the Witr prayer). 'A'isha again said: I said: Messenger of Allah, do you sleep before observing the Witr prayer? He said: O 'A'isha, my eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep.
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