302 – ʿĀ’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never increased, in Ramadan or at any other time, beyond eleven rakʿahs. He would pray four; do not ask about how beautiful and long they were. Then he would pray another four; do not ask about how beautiful and long they were. Then he would pray three. I said: ‘Messenger of Allah, do you sleep before you perform witr?’ He replied, ‘O ʿĀ’ishah, my eyes sleep, but my heart does not.’” Agreed upon.

In another version recorded by both of them from her: “He used to pray ten rakʿahs during the night, perform witr with a single sajdah (prostration), and then offer the two rakʿahs of Fajr. That makes thirteen rakʿahs.” ⦗1⦘

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Vocabulary of the ḥadīth
– “do not ask about their beauty”: meaning that they reached the height of beauty and length, so that one falls short of describing how fine and long they were.
– “Do you sleep?”: the opening hamzah is for interrogation, expressing inquiry and request for information.
– “ʿAynayya”: with the nūn taking fatḥah and the yāʾ doubled with fatḥah; it is the dual of “ʿayn” (eye) attached to the first-person possessive pronoun.

Points derived from the ḥadīth
1 – ʿĀ’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) describes the Prophet’s ﷺ night prayer, whether in Ramadan or at other times, as not exceeding eleven rakʿahs. He would pray four—apparently in one continuous set—perfecting them by lengthening the recitation, bowing, and prostration, then he would pray