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- and then lowered its relief at the end of this surah (Al Muzammil), so that the night prayer which was originally obligatory was a lifestyle of the Prophet." I wanted to stand up, but I also wanted to know the Witr prayer of the Messenger of Allah Alaihi Wa Sallam, then I asked; "O Ummul Believers! Tell me about the witr prayer of the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam?" Aisyah explained, "We prepared the siwak and the water for ablution, then Allah Azza wa Jalla woke him up at night, then he made shakiness and performed ablution and then prayed eight rak'ahs without anyone sitting, except in the eighth rakaat. He made dhikr to Allah Azza wa Jalla and prayed to Him, then greeted us with greetings that were heard by us. Then he prayed two rak'ahs while sitting down, after greeting, and prayed another rak'ah, so that there were eleven rak'ahs. O my son, after the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam reached old age and began to gain weight, he did seven cycles of witr, then prayed two cycles while sitting after greeting, so that all became nine rakaat. O my son, when the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) performs a prayer, then he likes to do it continuously. If he is unable to pray at night because he is asleep or sick, then he prays twelve cycles during the day. I did not know that the Prophet of Allah had read the entire Qur'an in one night. I also did not know that he prayed perfectly at night until morning, nor did I know that he fasted a whole month other than Ramadan." Then he (Hisham) came to Ibn Abbas and told him about it. He commented on it saying; "She (Aisha) is right. If I had entered (come) to him, I would have met him so that he (Aisyah) spoke directly to me." Abu Abdurrahman said, "That is what is written in my book! I don't know whose fault this is, in the witr position he sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam."

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From Aisha she said: the Messenger of Allah - Peace and blessing be upon him - slept little from the night when Allah - All Exaltation for Him - said to him: Wake up at night except for a little (only you sleep).

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