How did the Prophet ﷺ recite at night? Did he recite quietly or aloud?She replied, "He used to do all of that. Sometimes he recited quietly, and sometimes he recited aloud."I said, "Praise be to Allah, who has placed flexibility in this matter."
حدثنا قتيبة حدثنا الليث عن معاوية بن صالح عن عبد الله بن أبي قيس قال
كيف كانت قراءة النبي ﷺ بالليل أكان يسر بالقراءة أم يجهر فقالت كل ذلك قد كان يفعل ربما أسر بالقراءة وربما جهر فقلت الحمد لله الذي جعل في الأمر سعة
[Its chain of transmission is sahih] Abu Dawud narrated it in the Book of Witr, chapter on the time of Witr, no. 1437, from Qutayba bin Saeed with the same wording, and Ibn Khuzayma graded it sahih, no. 1160, as did Hakim, who said it meets the criteria of Muslim, 1/310, and Dhahabi agreed with him. Its essence is also found in Sahih Muslim, no. 26/307.