Sunan an-Nasa'i 2038

Muhammad ibn Salamah and al-Harith ibn Miskin informed me—the latter by a reading to him while I listened, and the wording is his—from Ibn al-Qasim, who said: Malik related to me, from ‘Alqamah ibn Abi ‘Alqamah, from his mother, who heard ‘A’ishah say: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) got up one night, put on his clothes, and went out. I instructed my servant-girl Barirah to follow him, and she followed him until he reached al-Baqi‘. He stood there for as long as Allah willed. Then he departed, and Barirah hurried back ahead of him and told me. I did not mention anything to him until morning. Then I told him about it, and he said, ‘I was sent to the people of al-Baqi‘ to pray for them.’