Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that my beloved friend (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) advised me regarding three things: that I should not leave them before death—fasting three days in every month, the Duha (forenoon) prayer, and sleeping after offering Witr.

Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) said that it was the habit of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that when the muezzin had given the call to prayer after the true dawn had appeared, he would perform two light rak‘ahs between the adhan and the iqamah before the prayer was established (these were the Sunnah of Fajr, which he would always perform whether traveling or at home).

Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to offer two light rak'ahs between the call to Fajr prayer and the Iqamah.

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to keep the two (Sunnah) rak'ahs before the (obligatory) Fajr prayer very short. Whether he recited Surah Al-Fatihah in them or not, I cannot say.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was not more regular in offering any voluntary prayer than the two rak'ahs before Fajr.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that I offered two rak‘ahs of Sunnah before Zuhr with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), two rak‘ahs of Sunnah after Zuhr, two rak‘ahs of Sunnah after Maghrib, two rak‘ahs of Sunnah after ‘Isha, and two rak‘ahs of Sunnah after Jumu‘ah. And the Sunnah prayers of Maghrib and ‘Isha he used to offer at home.

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that I did not see the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) reciting the Qur'an while sitting in any night prayer until he became old. Then he would recite the Qur'an while sitting, but when about thirty or forty verses remained, he would stand up, recite them while standing, and then bow (ruku).

Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wished to perform the Tahajjud prayer sitting, he would recite while sitting. When about thirty or forty verses remained, he would stand up and recite them standing, then perform bowing (ruku') and prostration (sujud). In the second rak'ah, he would do the same. After finishing the prayer, if he saw that I was awake, he would talk to me, but if I was asleep, he would also lie down.

Hazrat Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman narrated that I asked Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "How many rak'ahs did the Prophet (peace be upon him) pray at night in Ramadan?" She replied, "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not pray more than eleven rak'ahs at night, whether it was the month of Ramadan or any other month. First, he would pray four rak'ahs—do not ask about their beauty and length—then he would pray another four rak'ahs—do not ask about their beauty and length—then he would pray three rak'ahs." Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said, "I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, do you sleep before praying Witr?'" He replied, "O Aisha, my eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep."

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray thirteen rak'ahs at night; the witr and the two sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr were included in them.