English Translation

Hadrat 'Abdullah ibn Shaqiq said: I asked Hadrat 'A'ishah (may Allah be well pleased with her) about the voluntary prayer of the Beloved Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). She said: «He used to pray in my house before Zuhr four rak'ahs, then he would go out and lead the people in prayer, then he would enter and pray two rak'ahs. And he would lead them in the Maghrib prayer, then enter and pray two rak'ahs. And he would lead them in the 'Isha' prayer, then enter my house and pray two rak'ahs. And he would pray during the night nine rak'ahs, including witr. And he would pray at night standing for a long time, and he would pray at night sitting. And when he recited while standing, he would bow while standing, and when he recited while sitting, he would bow while sitting. And when dawn came, he would pray two rak'ahs.»