1184 – Abu Hurayrah and Abu Saʿīd, may Allah be pleased with them, both said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, declared, “If a man wakes his family during the night and they pray—or he prays two rakʿahs together with her—both of them will be recorded among the men and women who remember Allah.” Reported by Abū Dāwūd with a sound chain of transmission.

1185 – ʿĀʾishah, may Allah be pleased with her, related that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When any one of you becomes drowsy while praying, let him lie down until the sleep departs from him, for if he prays while sleepy he may intend to seek forgiveness but end up reviling himself.” Agreed upon.

1186 – Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When one of you stands for prayer at night and the Qur’an becomes tangled on his tongue so that he no longer knows what he is saying, let him lie down.” Reported by Muslim.

[Commentary]
These are the remaining hadiths that al-Nawawī, may Allah have mercy on him, cited in his book Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn under the chapter “The Virtue of Night Prayer.” They indicate several points. First, if a person misses the night prayer he should make it up during the day, but without performing witr, because witr seals the night prayer and that time has already passed, as is shown by