Aswad (may Allah have mercy on him) asked Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) how the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray at night. She replied that he would sleep at the beginning of the night, then wake up at the end of the night and perform the Tahajjud prayer. After that, he would return to his bed, and when the muezzin gave the call to prayer, he would get up quickly. If he needed to perform ghusl, he would do so; otherwise, he would perform ablution and go out.

Hazrat Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I asked Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "Which deed was most beloved to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)?" She replied, "That which is done consistently (no matter what good deed it is)." I asked, "When would he stand (for prayer at night)?" She said, "When he heard the crowing of the rooster."

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said that I always found the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) lying down at my place at the time of suhoor (pre-dawn meal).

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed Witr in every part of the night, and in the end, his Witr would be close to the time of morning.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated that a man asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about the night prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The night prayer is (to be offered) two by two (rak‘ahs). Then when one of you fears that dawn is approaching, he should pray one rak‘ah, which will make what he has prayed odd-numbered."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Offer Witr after all the prayers of the night."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Our Lord, the Blessed and Exalted, descends every night to the lowest heaven when the last third of the night remains. He says: Is there anyone who supplicates to Me so that I may answer his supplication? Is there anyone who asks of Me so that I may give to him? Is there anyone who seeks forgiveness from Me so that I may forgive him?

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever stands (in prayer, i.e., Tarawih) during the nights of Ramadan with faith and seeking reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.

Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) got up at night and prayed in the mosque, and some companions also stood to pray behind him. In the morning, those companions mentioned this to other people, so (the next day) even more people gathered and prayed behind him. The following morning, the news spread even more, and then, on the third night, a large number of people gathered, and when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up, those companions started praying behind him. On the fourth night, the mosque was so full of worshippers that there was no room left. But that night, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not lead this prayer, and after the Fajr prayer, he addressed the people. First, he recited the testimony of faith, then said: "As for what follows, I am not afraid of your presence here, but I feared that this prayer might be made obligatory upon you, and then you would not be able to perform it."

Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that I spent a night at the house of Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her). The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) got up, and after fulfilling his natural needs, he washed his face and then washed both his hands, and then he lay down again. After that, he stood up and went to the water-skin and opened its mouth, then performed a moderate ablution (neither with excess nor with too little water, washing each part three times), but made sure the water reached everywhere. Then he prayed. I also stood up and remained behind him, because I did not want the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to think that I was waiting for him. I had also performed ablution. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up to pray, I stood on his left side, but he took hold of my ear and made me stand on his right side. I completed thirteen rak‘ahs of prayer following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). After that, he lay down and his breathing became audible. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to sleep, his breathing would become audible. After that, Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) informed him of the prayer, so he prayed without performing a new ablution. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say in his supplication: O Allah, place light in my heart, place light in my sight, place light in my hearing, place light on my right, place light on my left, place light above me, place light beneath me, place light in front of me, place light behind me, and grant me light. Kurayb (the narrator of the hadith) said that there were seven (mentions of light) in the chest. Then I met a son of Sayyiduna Abbas, and he told me about them, saying: my sinews, my flesh, my blood, my hair, and my skin (fill all of them with light), and he mentioned two more things.