Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَيْسٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ بِكَمْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُوتِرُ قَالَتْ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَثَلَاثٍ وَسِتٍّ وَثَلَاثٍ وَثَمَانٍ وَثَلَاثٍ وَعَشْرَةٍ وَثَلَاثٍ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُوتِرُ بِأَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ وَلَا أَنْقَصَ مِنْ سَبْعٍ وَكَانَ لَا يَدَعُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ.
English Translation
Abdullah ibn Abi Qays said: I asked Aisha, "With how many rak'ahs did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) perform the witr prayer?" She said, "With four and three, with six and three, with eight and three, with ten and three, and he never performed witr with more than thirteen nor fewer than seven, and he never abandoned two rak'ahs [beforehand]."