1343 - Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us, Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated to us, from Sa'id, from Qatadah, with his chain of transmission, similar to it. He said:

"He prayed eight rak'ahs, not sitting in them except at the eighth, then he sat, remembered Allah, then supplicated, then gave the salutation with a salutation that he made us hear. Then he prayed two rak'ahs while sitting after giving the salutation, then he prayed one rak'ah. That makes eleven rak'ahs, O my son. When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, grew old and became heavy, he prayed the witr with seven, and prayed two rak'ahs while sitting after giving the salutation." — with its meaning up to: "face to face."

(1) Its chain of transmission is authentic. Yahya ibn Sa'id: he is al-Qattan, and Sa'id: he is Ibn Abi 'Arubah.

Al-Nasa'i also recorded it in "Al-Kubra" (1296) from the path of Yahya ibn Sa'id, with this chain, abridged, mentioning the night prayer.

Al-Nasa'i also recorded it in "Al-Kubra" (1239) from the path of Yahya ibn Sa'id, with it, abridged, from 'A'ishah that she said: "We used to prepare for him his toothstick and his water for purification, then Allah would awaken him whenever He wished to awaken him from the night, and he would use the toothstick and perform ablution, then pray eight rak'ahs, not sitting in them except at the eighth, then he would sit, remember Allah, and supplicate."

Al-Nasa'i also recorded it (424), (1412), (1418), and (11563) from the path of Khalid ibn al-Harith, from Sa'id ibn Abi 'Arubah, with it. In the second and third places it is abridged to mention only the witr, and in the fourth place abridged to mention the night prayer.

Muslim also recorded it (746), and al-Nasa'i (448) from the path of Ma'mar, from Qatadah, with it. Muslim did not cite its wording, but referred to the narration of Muhammad ibn Abi 'Adi, from Sa'id ibn Abi 'Arubah, the lengthy version with him, similar to the narration of Hammam mentioned previously by the author before it.

Al-Nasa'i also recorded it (1337) and (2503) from the path of 'Abdah ibn Sulayman, and (2669) from the path of Khalid ibn al-Harith, both from Sa'id ibn Abi 'Arubah, with it, abridged to the saying of 'A'ishah: "I do not know of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, reading the entire Qur'an in one night, nor standing until morning, nor fasting a complete month other than Ramadan."

And see what precedes it, and what follows it under numbers (1344) and (1345).