Volume 2, Book 16, Number 110:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle offered Witr prayer at different nights at various hours extending (from the ‘Isha’
prayer) up to the last hour of the night.

Volume 2, Book 16, Number 111:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to offer his night prayer while I was sleeping across in his bed.
Whenever he intended to offer the Witr prayer, he used to wake me up and I would offer the Witr
prayer too.

Volume 2, Book 15, Number 70:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) came to my house while two girls were singing beside me the songs of
Buath (a story about the war between the two tribes of the Ansar, the Khazraj and the Aus, before Is –
lam). The Prophet (p.b.u.h) lay down and turned his face to the other side. Then Abu Bakr came and
spoke to me harshly saying, “Musical instruments of Satan near the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ?” Allah’s
Apostle (p.b.u.h) turned his face towards him and said, “Leave them.” When Abu Bakr became inat –
tentive, I signalled to those girls to go out and they left. It was the day of ‘Id, and the Black people
were playing with shields and spears; so either I requested the Prophet (p.b.u.h) or he asked me
whether I would like to see the display. I replied in the affirmative. Then the Prophet (p.b.u.h) made
me stand behind him and my cheek was touching his cheek and he was saying, “Carry on! O Bani
Arfida,” till I got tired. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) asked me, “Are you satisfied (Is that sufficient for you)?” I
replied in the affirmative and he told me to leave.

Volume 2, Book 15, Number 72:
Narrated Aisha:
Abu Bakr came to my house while two small Ansari girls were singing beside me the stories of the
Ansar concerning the Day of Buath. And they were not singers. Abu Bakr said protestingly, “Musical
instruments of Satan in the house of Allah’s Apostle !” It happened on the ‘Id day and Allah’s Apostle
said, “O Abu Bakr! There is an ‘Id for every nation and this is our ‘Id.”

Volume 2, Book 13, Number 46:
Narrated Aisha:
Once in the middle of the night Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) went out and prayed in the mosque and
some men prayed with him. The next morning the people spoke about it and so more people
gathered and prayed with him (in the second night). They circulated the news in the morning, and
so, on the third night the number of people increased greatly. Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) came out and
they prayed behind him. On the fourth night the mosque was overwhelmed by the people till it
could not accommodate them. Allah’s Apostle came out only for the Fajr prayer and when he fin –
ished the prayer, he faced the people and recited “Tashah-hud” (I testify that none has the right to be
worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is His Apostle), and then said, “Amma ba’du. Verily your
presence (in the mosque at night) was not hidden from me, but I was afraid that this prayer (Prayer
of Tahajjud) might be made compulsory and you might not be able to carry it out.”

Volume 2, Book 13, Number 25:
Narrated Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) The people used to come from their abodes and from Al-‘Awali (i.e. out –
skirts of Medina up to a distance of four miles or more from Medina). They used to pass through
dust and used to be drenched with sweat and covered with dust; so sweat used to trickle from them.
One of them came to Allah’s Apostle who was in my house. The Prophet said to him, “I wish that you
keep yourself clean on this day of yours (i.e. take a bath).”

Volume 2, Book 13, Number 15:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
AbdurRahman bin Abi Bakr came holding a Siwak with which he was cleaning his teeth. Allah’s
Apostle looked at him. I requested Abdur-Rahman to give the Siwak to me and after he gave it to me
I divided it, chewed it and gave it to Allah’s Apostle. Then he cleaned his teeth with it and (at that
time) he was resting against my chest.

Volume 1, Book 12, Number 823:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Once Allah’s Apostle delayed the ‘Isha’ prayer till ‘Umar informed him that the women and chil –
dren had slept. The Prophet came out and said, “None except you from amongst the dwellers of earth
is waiting for this prayer.” In those days, there was no prayer except in Medina and they used to pray
the ‘Isha’ prayer between the disappearance of the twilight and the first third of the night.