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1362. It was narrated that Zaid bin Khālid Al-Juhani said: "I said, I must observe how the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ prays tonight. So I lay down at his door. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ got up and prayed two brief Rak'ah, then two long ones, which were very, very long, then two Rak'ah which were shorter than the ones preceding them, then two Rak'ah which were shorter than the ones preceding them, then two Rak'ah which were shorter than the ones
preceding them, then two Rak'ah, then Witr. That was thirteen Rak'ah." (Sahih)
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Commentary
The previous Hadith speaks of thirteen Rak'ah, including the two Rak'ah performed before the obligatory Fajr prayer. The present Hadith, however, tells us that, even apart from the Sunnah of Fajr, it is allowed to pray thirteen Rak'ah instead of eleven.
