Hadith #397
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَثِنْتَيْنِ بَعْدَهَا وَثِنْتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ وَثِنْتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَثِنْتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ
ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي مِنْ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعًا قُلْتُ أَقَائِمًا أَوْ قَاعِدًا قَالَتْ يُصَلِّي لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَائِمًا وَلَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَاعِدًا قُلْتُ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ إِذَا كَانَ قَائِمًا وَكَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ إِذَا كَانَ قَاعِدًا قَالَتْ إِذَا قَرَأَ قَائِمًا رَكَعَ قَائِمًا وَإِذَا قَرَأَ قَاعِدًا رَكَعَ قَاعِدًا وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ
Isnad Chain
إسماعيل
خالد
عبد الله بن شقيق
صلاة رسول الله
English Translation
It was narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: 'He used to pray nine rak'ahs during the night.' She was asked: 'Standing or sitting?' She replied: 'He would pray some nights standing for a long time and other nights sitting for a long time. When he recited standing, he would bow standing; when he recited sitting, he would bow sitting. And he would pray two rak'ahs before the Fajr prayer.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 46, Hadith 397
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 24635
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-61025