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Sahih al-Bukhari 1147 (Book 19, Hadith 28) #1107
Praying with Purity of Heart

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to pray 11 rak'at during Ramadan and other months, 4 rak'at followed by 4 rak'at and then 3 rak'at. He would stay awake for the witr prayer even if his eyes were tired.

Narrated Abu Salma bin 'Abdur Rahman: I asked 'Aisha, "How is the prayer of Allah's Messenger ﷺ during the month of Ramadan". She said, "Allah's Messenger ﷺ never exceeded eleven rak'at in Ramadan or in other months; he used to offer four rak'at-- do not ask me about their beauty and length, then four rak'at, do not ask me about their beauty and length, and then three rak'at". Aisha further said, "I said, 'O Allah's Messenger ﷺ! Do you sleep before offering the witr prayer?' He replied, 'O 'Aisha! My eyes sleep but my heart remains awake'!"
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلاَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَتْ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَزِيدُ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَلاَ فِي غَيْرِهِ عَلَى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً، يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا فَلاَ تَسَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا فَلاَ تَسَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي ثَلاَثًا، قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَنَامُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُوتِرَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ يَا عَائِشَةُ، إِنَّ عَيْنَىَّ تَنَامَانِ وَلاَ يَنَامُ قَلْبِي
TOPICS
prayer  *  awake  *  salah  *  ramadan  *  witr  *  rakah  *  qayyim

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray with purity of heart no matter how tired you are or what time it is; your devotion should remain strong throughout your prayers so you can reap its rewards in this life and hereafter .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of prayer in Islam. It was narrated by Abu Salma bin 'Abdur Rahman who asked Aisha about how the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) prayed during Ramadan. She said that he never exceeded 11 Rak’ahs in any month and that he used to offer four Rak’ahs followed by four more and then three more. She also mentioned that even though his eyes may have been tired from a long day of work, he still stayed awake for the witr prayer as his heart remained alert and focused on Allah's worship. This hadith teaches us that we should always strive to pray with purity of heart no matter how tired we are or what time it is; our devotion should remain strong throughout our prayers so that we can reap its rewards in this life and hereafter.

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