حَدَّثَنَا
عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ، حَدَّثَنَا
مَالِكٌ ، عَنْ
سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ
أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ
عَائِشَةَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي رَمَضَانَ ؟ فَقَالَتْ : مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَزِيدُ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَلَا غَيْرِهِ عَلَى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً ، يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا فَلَا تَسْأَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا فَلَا تَسْأَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي ثَلَاثًا ، قَالَتْ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، تَنَامُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُوتِرَ ؟ قَالَ : " يَا عَائِشَةُ ،
إِنَّهُ ، أَوْ إِنِّي ، تَنَامُ عَيْنَايَ وَلَا يَنَامُ قَلْبِي " .
Abu Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about the prayer of the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the month of Ramadan, so she replied that the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not pray more than eleven rak'ahs in Ramadan or outside of Ramadan. First, the Prophet (peace be upon him) would pray four rak'ahs, and do not ask about their excellence and length, then he would pray another four rak'ahs, and do not ask about their excellence and length either, then he would pray three rak'ahs of Witr. Once I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Do you sleep before praying Witr?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, "Aisha! My eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep."