When he woke up...

When he woke up, he would sit, turn his eyes towards the sky and recited the ayah from (Surah) ale ‘Imran: “Verily in the creation of the heavens and earth ...” (Surah Ale ‘Imran: 190) then he brushed his teeth and performed ablution after which he went to his place of prayer and performed four rak’ahs with the duration of his ruku’ being equal to his recitation (while standing) and the duration of his sujud being equal to that of his ruku’ .

He would bow in ruku’ until it would be asked: “When will raise his head?” And he would prostrate in sujud until it would be asked: “When will he raise his head?” He then returned to his bed and slept for as long as Allah willed. Then he woke and sat up and recited the ayah from ale ‘Imran and looked towards the sky. Then he brushed his teeth, performed ablution and went to his place of prayer where he performed the Witr prayer and two (other) rak’ahs (i.e.