#3653 3653 - And on the authority of Aisha, she said: "The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) used to pray the late evening prayer ('Atama), then he would pray seven units (rak'ahs) in the mosque before returning to his house; he would perform the salutation (taslim) during the four units after every two, and he would perform the Witr with three, reciting the Tashahhud in the first two units of the Witr as he did for the taslim, and he would perform the Witr with the Mu'awwidhat (the Surahs of seeking refuge). When he returned to his house, he would pray two units and then sleep. When he awoke from his sleep, he said: 'Praise be to Allah Who caused me to sleep in well-being and awakened me in well-being.' Then he would raise his head toward the sky and reflect, then he would say: 'Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire' [Al-Imran: 191], and he would recite until he reached: 'Indeed, You do not fail in [Your] promise' [Al-Imran: 194]. Then he would perform ablution, then stand and pray two units, lengthening the recitation, the bowing, and the prostration in them, and increasing the supplication in them, until I would fall asleep and wake up. Then he would finish and lie down to doze off. Then he would get up and speak similarly to what he spoke the first time, then stand and pray two units which were longer than the first two, and he would be more intense in them in humility and seeking forgiveness until I would say: 'Is he going to finish?' This would continue until the end of the night. Then he would finish and doze for a little while, so I would say: 'Has he dozed off or not?' until the Mu'adhdhin would come to him. Then he would say the same as he said the first time, then sit and call for the tooth-stick (siwak) and clean his teeth, perform ablution, then pray two light units, then go out to the prayer. Thus, his prayer consisted of thirteen units."