Abdullah bin Shaqiq reports: I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about the voluntary prayers of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). She replied: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer long prayers both standing and sitting. When he prayed standing, he would also bow (ruku) standing, and when he prayed sitting, he would also bow sitting. Then I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about the voluntary fasts of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). She said: Sometimes the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would fast so much that we would talk about it, and sometimes he would leave fasting to the extent that we would talk about it. And after coming to Madinah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fast the entire month in any month except Ramadan.