Hadith 2214

وَعَنْهَا أَيْضًا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ، لَا يَقْعُدُ فِيهِنَّ إِلَّا عِنْدَ الثَّامِنَةِ، فَيَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَيَذْكُرُهُ وَيَدْعُو، ثُمَّ يَنْهَضُ وَلَا يُسَلِّمُ، ثُمَّ يَصَلِّي التَّاسِعَةَ فَيَقْعُدُ يَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَيَذْكُرُهُ وَيَدْعُو، ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمًا يُسْمِعُنَا، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform nine units (rak‘ahs) of prayer, and after the eighth unit, he would sit and praise Allah Almighty, mention Him, and supplicate to Him. Then he would stand up without saying salam, thus performing the ninth unit, and then sit again and praise Allah Almighty, mention Him, and supplicate to Him, and then he would say salam in such a way that we could hear it. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would sit and perform two units (rak‘ahs) of prayer.
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / أبواب صلاة الليل والوتر / 2214
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