Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Salat-Ut-Tahajjud (Night Prayer)
10- بَابُ كَيْفَ كَانَ صَلاَةُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَكَمْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ:
(10) Chapter. How was the Salat (Tahajjud prayer) of the Prophet ﷺ and how many Raka, he used to offer at night?
4 hadith · references 1137–1140
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Bukhari · 1137يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ ؟ قَالَ : مَثْنَى مَثْنَى ، فَإِذَا خِفْتَ الصُّبْحَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍA man said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! How is the prayer of the night?" He said, "Two rak`at followed by two rak`at and so on, and when you apprehend the approaching dawn, offer one rak`a as witr."5 narratorsBukhari · 1138كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يَعْنِي بِاللَّيْلِThe prayer of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to be of thirteen rak'at, i.e. of the night prayer.5 narratorsBukhari · 1139سَبْعٌ وَتِسْعٌ وَإِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ سِوَى رَكْعَتِي الْفَجْرِI asked Aisha about the night prayer of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and she said, "It was seven, nine or eleven rak`at besides the two rak`at of the Fajr prayer (i.e. Sunna). "7 narratorsBukhari · 1140كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً ، مِنْهَا الْوِتْرُ وَرَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِThe Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to offer thirteen rak'at of the night prayer and that included the witr and two rak'at (Sunna) of the Fajr prayer.4 narrators