Mishkat al-Masabih #1130
Prayer
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ لِيُصَلِّيَ افْتتح صلَاته بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ خفيفتين. رَوَاهُ مُسلم
‘A’isha said that when the Prophet stood up at night to pray he began his prayer with two short rak'as.
Muslim transmitted it.
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This hadith is #1130 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of Prayer.