Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ الْخُرَاسَانِيِّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَعْمَرَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَ سَأَلَهَا رَجُلٌ هَلْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرْفَعُ صَوْتَهُ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ إِذَا قَرَأَ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ رُبَّمَا رَفَعَ وَرُبَّمَا خَفَضَ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الدِّينِ سَعَةً قَالَ فَهَلْ كَانَ يُوتِرُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ رُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ وَرُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الدِّينِ سَعَةً.
English Translation
Abd al-Razzaq told us, Ma'mar told us, from Ata' al-Khurasani, from Yahya ibn Ya'mar, from Aishah. A man asked her: "Did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, raise his voice at night when he recited?" She said: "Yes, sometimes he raised it and sometimes he lowered it." He said: "Praise be to Allah who has made ease in the religion." He said: "Did he pray Witr early in the night?" She said: "Yes, sometimes he prayed Witr early in the night and sometimes at its end." He said: "Praise be to Allah who has made ease in the religion."