Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #26597

Ishaq bin Musa Al-Ansari narrated to us, Ma’an narrated to us, Malik narrated to us, on the authority of Sa’id bin Abi Sa’id Al-Maqbari, on the authority of Abu Salamah, that He told him that he asked Aisha how the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, prayed at night in Ramadan, and she said, “The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, was not praying.” He prayed more than eleven rak’ahs in Ramadan or at any other time. He prayed four, so do not ask about their beauty or length. Then he prayed four, and did not She asks about their beauty and length, then he prays three times. Aisha said, “I said, ‘O Messenger of God, should you sleep before you perform the Witr prayer?’” He said, “O Messenger of God, should you sleep before praying the Witr prayer?” Aisha, my eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep.” Abu Issa said: This is a good and authentic hadith.