Hadith 24461

حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ ، وَأَبُو النَّضْرِ ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " يُصَلِّي مَا بَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ إِلَى الْفَجْرِ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً ، يُسَلِّمُ فِي كُلِّ اثْنَتَيْنِ وَيُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ ، وَيَسْجُدُ فِي سُبْحَتِهِ بِقَدْرِ مَا يَقْرَأُ أَحَدُكُمْ بِخَمْسِينَ آيَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ رَأْسَهُ ، فَإِذَا سَكَتَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ بِالْأُولَى مِنْ أَذَانِهِ ، قَامَ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ ، فَيَخْرُجَ مَعَهُ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to pray eleven rak'ahs between Isha and Fajr. He would say salam after every two rak'ahs and would pray one rak'ah of Witr. In the nawafil, he would perform such a long prostration that before he raised his head, any one of you could recite fifty verses. When the muezzin finished giving the first adhan, he would pray two short rak'ahs, then lie down on his right side until the muezzin would come and inform the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that the prayer was about to begin.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند النساء / 24461
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، م: 736