English Translation

Abdullah told us, Ubaydullah ibn Umar al-Qawariri told me, Abdullah ibn Ja'far told us, Muhammad ibn Yusuf informed me, from Abdullah ibn al-Fadl, from Abu Bakr ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith, from Safwan ibn al-Mu'attal al-Sulami, who said: I was with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, on a journey, and I watched his prayer one night. He prayed the final night prayer, then slept. When it was midnight, he woke up and recited the ten verses at the end of Surat Aal Imran, then used the tooth-stick, then performed ablution, then stood and prayed two rak'ahs - I do not know whether his standing, his bowing, or his prostration was longer. Then he finished and slept, then woke up and recited the verses, then used the tooth-stick, then performed ablution, then stood and prayed two rak'ahs - I do not know whether his standing, his bowing, or his prostration was longer. Then he finished and slept, then woke up and did the same, and he kept doing as he had done the first time until he had prayed eleven rak'ahs.