عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يُصَلِّي افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would get up at night to pray, he would begin his standing (qiyam) with two light rak‘ahs.