It is narrated from Urwah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went out in the middle part of the night, and he prayed in the mosque. Then some people joined him and prayed with him. When morning came, the people talked about it, saying that indeed the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out (to the mosque) and prayed in the mosque in the middle part of the night. The next night, more people gathered than before. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and in the middle part of the night he performed ghusl, then he prayed and the people also prayed with him. Then when morning came, the people talked about what had happened at night. On the third night, even more people gathered, until the mosque was full. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out in the middle part of the night, then he prayed and the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) also prayed with him. When the fourth night came, the people gathered again until it was near that the mosque would not be able to accommodate them (because of the large number of people). So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sat in his house and did not come out to the mosque. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Until I heard the voices of the people, they were saying, "Prayer, prayer!" But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not come out to them. When he had prayed the Fajr prayer, he turned and stood among the people, then he delivered a sermon and said: After praising and glorifying Allah, he said, "Indeed, your state at night was not hidden from me, but I feared that it might be made obligatory upon you, and if it were made obligatory upon you, you would not be able to do it." In another narration, it is added: And this was in Ramadan.