Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ يَعْنِي أَبَا أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيَّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي رَوَّادٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ صَلَاةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى تُسَلِّمُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَإِذَا خِفْتَ الصُّبْحَ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَةً تُوتِرُ لَكَ مَا قَبْلَهَا.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr - that is, Abu Ahmad az-Zubayri - told us, Abd al-Aziz - that is, Ibn Abi Rawwad - told us, from Nafi', from Ibn Umar, who said: A man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and asked him about the night prayer. He said, "The night prayer is two by two; you give the salutation after every two rak'ahs. When you fear the approach of dawn, pray one rak'ah, which will make witr for what preceded it."