Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1194
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَلْيَفْتَحِ الصَّلَاة بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ خفيفتين. رَوَاهُ مُسلم
Translation
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Abu Hurayrah, may God be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When one of you gets up at night, let him begin the prayer with two brief rakahs. Muslim transmitted it.