Abu Ishaq says: I asked Aswad bin Yazid about that matter which Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) had narrated to him regarding the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He replied that Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) had said: In the early part of the night, you would sleep, and in its latter part, you would wake up. Then, if you felt the need for intimacy, you would fulfill the right of your spouse and then sleep, even though you had not touched water. When the first call to prayer was given, you would, as if, spring up, pour water over yourself, and if you were not in a state of major impurity, you would perform the regular ablution for prayer and then offer two units of prayer. The narrator says that Lady Aisha did not say that you (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand and perform the full ritual bath, although I knew what she (may Allah be pleased with her) intended to say.