The first is to perform ten rakʿahs, two at a time, and then perform one rakʿah as Witr.
The second is to perform four rakʿahs, followed by another four, and then perform three. (1)
The following provides evidence for this:
A) Abū Salama ibn ʿAbd al-Rahmān asked Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, “How did the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, pray during Ramadan?” She replied, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, would not perform more than eleven rakʿahs, whether in Ramadan or at any other time. He would perform four—do not ask how excellent and lengthy they were—then another four—do not ask how excellent and lengthy they were—and then three.” Aisha said: “I asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Do you sleep before performing Witr?’ He replied, ‘O Aisha! My eyes sleep, but my heart does not.’”
According to another narration: “He would perform thirteen rakʿahs: eight rakʿahs, then Witr, followed by two rakʿahs while seated. When he wished to bow, he would stand and bow. He would then perform two rakʿahs between the adhān and the iqāmah for the dawn prayer.” Recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim. (2)
B) Aisha also reported: “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, would perform eleven rakʿahs at night, making one of them Witr. When he had finished, he would lie on his right side until the muezzin came to him, whereupon he would perform two brief rakʿahs.”
According to another narration: “Between the time the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, finished the Isha prayer—which people call al-ʿatamah (the late-night prayer)—and dawn, he would perform eleven rakʿahs, giving the salām after every