Riyad as-Salihin: Book 8, Hadith 182
‘Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not observe more than eleven Rak’ah (of Tahajjud prayers), be in Ramadan or any other month. First of all he would perform four Rak’ah. Ask not about their excellence and their length. He (ﷺ) would then perform four more Rak’ah; and do not ask about their excellence and their length. Then he would perform three Rak’ah (Witr prayer). (‘Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) added) I submitted: “O Messenger of Allah! Do you sleep before performing the Witr prayer?” He (ﷺ) said, “O ‘Aishah! My eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep.”.
وعنها قالت: ما كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، يزيد- في رمضان ولا في غيره- على إحدي عشرة ركعة: يصلي أربعًا فلا تسأل عن حسنهن وطولهن! ثم يصلي أربعًا فلا تسأل عن حسنهن وطولهن! ثم يصلي ثلاثًا. فقلت: يا رسول الله أتنام قبل أن توتر!؟ فقال:
“يا عائشة إن عيني تنامان ولا ينام قلبي”. ((متفق عليه)) .
“يا عائشة إن عيني تنامان ولا ينام قلبي”. ((متفق عليه)) .
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 8, Hadith 182
The above hadith is from the Riyad as-Salihin collection of hadiths. Riyad as-Salihin, The Gardens of the Righteous is a collection of hadith compiled by Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi in the 12th century. The work was composed over a 44 year period and consists of around 1900 hadith split into 20 books.
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For more Hadith in Book 8: The Book of Virtues