before the two before them, then he prayed two rak'ahs and they were shorter than the two before them, then he prayed two rak'ahs and they were shorter than the two before them, then he prayed two rak'ahs and they were shorter than the two before them, then he performed witr, and that was thirteen rak'ahs. And Ibn 'Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) used to pray thirteen rak'ahs at night. Both were extracted by Muslim (104). There has been disagreement regarding the number of rak'ahs of the Prophet's (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) Tahajjud; for in these two hadiths, it is thirteen rak'ahs, and 'Aishah said: He would not increase in Ramadan or otherwise beyond eleven rak'ahs; he would pray four—do not ask about their beauty and their length—then he would pray four—do not ask about their beauty and their length—then he would pray three. In one wording, she said: His prayer in the month of Ramadan and otherwise at night was thirteen rak'ahs, including the two rak'ahs of dawn. In another wording: Including the witr and the two rak'ahs of dawn. In another wording: He used to pray thirteen rak'ahs, with the two rak'ahs of dawn. In another wording: He used to pray between the 'Isha' prayer and dawn eleven rak'ahs, performing the taslim after every two rak'ahs, and performing witr with one. Agreed upon (105). And perhaps she counts the two rak'ahs
(104) The first is in: The chapter on supplication in the night prayer and standing for it, from the Book of the Traveler's Prayer. Sahih Muslim 1/531, 532. It was also extracted by Abu Dawood, in: The chapter on the night prayer, from the Book of Voluntary Prayers. Sunan Abi Dawood 1/314, 315. And Ibn Majah, in: The chapter on what has been narrated regarding how much is prayed at night, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/433. And Imam Malik, in: The chapter on the Prophet's (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) prayer in Witr, from the Book of Night Prayer. Al-Muwatta 1/122. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 5/193. The second was extracted by Muslim, in the previous chapter, as it was also extracted by al-Bukhari, in: The chapter on how the Prophet's (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) prayer was and how much the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) used to pray at night, from the Book of Tahajjud. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/64. (105) They were extracted by al-Bukhari, in: The chapter on the Prophet's (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) standing at night in Ramadan and otherwise, from the Book of Tahajjud, and The chapter on the virtue of one who spends Ramadan in prayer, from the Book of Tarawih, and in: The chapter on how the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) used to sleep with his eyes but his heart would not sleep, from the Book of Virtues. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/66, 67, 3/59, 4/231, 232. And Muslim, in: The chapter on night prayer... etc., from the Book of the Traveler's Prayer. Sahih Muslim 1/508-510. They were also extracted by Abu Dawood, in: The chapter on the night prayer, from the Book of Voluntary Prayers 1/307, 313. And al-Tirmidhi, in: The chapter on what has been narrated regarding the description of the Prophet's (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) prayer, from the Chapters on Prayer. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 2/228, 229. And al-Nasa'i, in: The chapter on the mu'adhdhin's notification to the Imams regarding prayer, from the Book of Adhan. And in: The chapter on prostration after finishing the prayer, from the Book of Forgetfulness, and in:
اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُما، ثم صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وهما دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُما، ثم صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وهما دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُما، ثم أوْتَرَ، وذلك ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَة. وقال ابنُ عَبَّاسٍ: كان رسُولُ اللهِ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- يُصَلِّى من اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشرَةَ رَكْعَةً. أَخْرَجَهُمَا مُسْلِمٌ (١٠٤). وقد اخْتُلِفَ في عَدَدِ رَكَعَاتِ تَهَجُّدِ النَّبِيِّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم-؛ ففى هذينِ الحَدِيثَيْنِ أنَّه ثَلَاثَ عَشرَةَ رَكْعَةً، وقالت عائِشةُ، ما كَان يَزِيدُ في رَمَضَانَ ولا غَيْرِه على إحْدَى عَشرَةَ رَكْعَة، يُصلِّي أرْبَعًا، فلا تَسْأَلْ عن حُسْنِهِنَّ وطُولِهِنَّ، ثم يُصَلِّي أرْبَعًا، فلا تَسْأَل عن حُسْنِهِنَّ وطُولِهِنَّ، ثم يُصَلِّي ثَلَاثًا. وفي لفظٍ قالت: كانتْ صَلَاتُه في شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وغيرِه باللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشرَةَ رَكْعَةً، منها رَكْعَتَا الفَجْرِ. وفي لَفْظٍ: منها الوِتْرُ ورَكْعَتَا الفَجْرِ. وفي لَفْظٍ: كان يُصَلِّي ثَلَاثَ عَشرَةَ رَكْعَةً، بِرَكْعَتَىِ الفَجْرِ. وفي لَفْظٍ: كان يُصَلِّي فيما بين صَلَاةِ العِشَاءِ إلى الفَجْرِ إحْدَى عَشرَةَ رَكْعَةً، يُسَلِّمُ من كلّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ويُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ. مُتَّفَقٌ عليهِنّ (١٠٥). وَلعَلَّها تَعُدَّ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ
(١٠٤) الأول في: باب الدعاء في صلاة الليل وقيامه، من كتاب صلاة المسافرين. صحيح مسلم ١/ ٥٣١، ٥٣٢. كما أخرجه أبو داود، في: باب في صلاة الليل، من كتاب التطوع. سنن أبي داود ١/ ٣١٤، ٣١٥. وابن ماجه، في: باب ما جاء في كم يصلى بالليل، من كتاب إقامة الصلاة. سنن ابن ماجه ١/ ٤٣٣. والإمام مالك، في: باب صلاة النبي -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- في الوتر، من كتاب صلاة الليل. الموطأ ١/ ١٢٢. والإمام أحمد، في: المسند ٥/ ١٩٣.والثاني أخرجه مسلم، في الباب السابق، كما أخرجه البخاري، في: باب كيف كانت صلاة النبي -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- وكم كان النبي -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- يصلى من الليل، من كتاب التهجد. صحيح البخاري ٢/ ٦٤.(١٠٥) أخرجهن البخاري، في: باب قيام النبي -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- بالليل في رمضان وغيره، من كتاب التهجد، وباب فضل من قام رمضان، من كتاب التراويح، وفي: باب كان النبي -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- تنام عينه ولا ينام قلبه، من كتاب المناقب. صحيح البخاري ٢/ ٦٦، ٦٧، ٣/ ٥٩، ٤/ ٢٣١، ٢٣٢. ومسلم، في: باب صلاة الليل. . . . إلخ، من كتاب صلاة المسافرين. صحيح مسلم ١/ ٥٠٨ - ٥١٠. كما أخرجهن أبو داود، في: باب في صلاة الليل، من كتاب التطوع ١/ ٣٠٧، ٣١٣. والترمذي، في: باب ما جاء في وصف صلاة النبي -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم-، من أبواب الصلاة. عارضة الأحوذي ٢/ ٢٢٨، ٢٢٩. والنسائي، في: باب إيذان المؤذنين الأئمة بالصلاة، من كتاب الأذان. وفي: باب السجود بعد الفراغ من الصلاة، من كتاب السهو، وفي: =
