Sunan at-Tirmithiy كتاب الصلاة باب ما جاء كيف الجلوس فى التشهد
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِى قَيْسٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ كَيْفَ كَانَ قِرَاءَةُ النَّبِىِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِاللَّيْلِ أَكَانَ يُسِرُّ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ أَمْ يَجْهَرُ فَقَالَتْ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ قَدْ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ رُبَّمَا أَسَرَّ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ وَرُبَّمَا جَهَرَ. فَقُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِى جَعَلَ فِى الأَمْرِ سَعَةً. قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ.
Abdullāh Ibn-Abi-Qays said, "I asked Ā'ishah, 'What was the recitation of the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, like during the night (1); did he use to recite silently or aloud? She replied, 'Indeed, he did both, sometimes silently and sometimes aloud.' I said, 'Praise be to God who has allowed flexibility in this.'"
(1) i.e. during the voluntary night prayer
