Hadith 25805

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو , حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْب , عَنْ الزُّهْرِي ، عَنْ عُرْوَة , عَنْ عَائِشَة , قَالَتْ : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يُصَلِّي مَا بَيْنَ أَنْ يَفْرُغَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ وَهِيَ الَّتِي تُسَمُّونَ أَوْ تَدْعُونَ الْعَتَمَةَ إِلَى الْفَجْر إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ سَجْدَةً , يُسَلِّمُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَيُوتِرُ بِوَاحِدَة , وَيَسْجُدُ فِي سُبْحَتِهِ بِقَدْرِ مَا يَقْرَأُ أَحَدُكُمْ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَإِذَا سَكَتَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ بِالْأُولَى مِنْ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْح , رَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْن , ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ فَيَأْتِيهِ الْمُؤَذِّنُ فَيَخْرُجُ مَعَهُ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer eleven rak‘ahs between ‘Isha and Fajr. He would say salam after every two rak‘ahs and would offer one rak‘ah as 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 offer a brief prayer, then lie down on his right side until the muezzin would come and inform the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that it was time for prayer.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند النساء / 25805
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح