Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1193

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ لِيُصَلِّيَ افْتتح صلَاته بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ خفيفتين. رَوَاهُ مُسلم

Translation

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Aishah said: When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, got up at night to pray, he began his prayer with two brief rakahs. Muslim transmitted it.