'A'isha reported that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up at night to pray, he began his prayer with two short rak'ahs.
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 767 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 234 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 1689 |
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