Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ فَلْيَفْتَتِحْ صَلَاتَهُ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ.
English Translation
Mu'awiyah narrated to us, he said: Za'idah narrated to us, Hisham ibn Hassan narrated to us, from Muhammad, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet (peace be upon him) who said: "When one of you stands up at night (to pray), let him begin his prayer with two light rak'ahs."