Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 438 — The Book of Salât (Prayer) of Travellers and Its Taqsir (Shortening)

`Abdullah bin `Abbas Narrated from:

Narrated 'Abdullâh bin 'Abbâs رضي الله عنهما that he stayed overnight in the house of Maimûna رضي الله عنها the wife of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, his aunt. He added: I lay on the cushion transversally in its breadth-wise direction, while Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم and his wife lay in its length-wise direction.Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم slept till the middle of the night, either a bit before or a bit after it, then woke up rubbing the traces of sleep off his face with his hands. He then, recited the last ten Verses of Sûrah Âl-'Imrân, got up and went to a hanging water-skin. He then performed the ablution from it and it was a perfect ablution, and then stood up to offer Salât (prayer).I, too, got up and did as the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had done. Then I went and stood by his side (on his left side). He placed his right hand on my head and caught my right ear and twisted it (pulled me, and made me to stand by his right side). He prayed two Rak'a then two Rak'a and two Rak'a and then two Rak'a and then two Rak'a and then two Rak'a (separately six times), and finally one Rak'a (the Witr).Then he lay down again in the bed till the Mua'dhdhin came to him whereupon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم got up, offered a two Rak'a light prayer and went out and led the Fajr (morning) prayer.( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 183, Vol. 1)