Hadith #38
Arabic Text
قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ : مَالِكٌ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهَا لَمْ تَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي صَلَاةَ اللَّيْلِ قَاعِدًا حَتَّى أَسَنَّ فَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ قَاعِدًا حَتَّى إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ قَامَ فَقَرَأَ نَحْوًا مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ أَوْ أَرْبَعِينَ آيَةً ثُمَّ رَكَعَ
English Translation
It was narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, that she said: "I never saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray the night prayer sitting until he grew old. When he grew old, he would recite while sitting, and when he was about to bow he would stand up and recite around thirty or forty verses, then bow."
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 46, Hadith 38
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 24276
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-60666