Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1192

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِاللَّيْلِ. فَقَالَت: سبع وتسع وَإِحْدَى عشر رَكْعَة سوى رَكْعَتي الْفجْر. رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيّ

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Masruq said: I asked Aishah about the night prayer of the Messenger of God. She said: Seven, nine, and eleven rakahs, apart from the two rakahs before dawn. Al-Bukhari transmitted it.