وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ
قَالَتْ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ لِيُصَلِّيَ افْتتح صلَاته بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ خفيفتين
Aishah said that when the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) stood up at night to pray he began his prayer with two short rakas.
Mishkat al-Masabih 1131, Book 5, Prayer, Hadith 609. 1 min read