A Day in The Life of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) by Abd a-Wahhab b. Nasir al-Turayri

In the First Half of the Night
The Prophet then returned home where he would pray the
regular sunnah 38 of Isha. He then sat for a short while chatting with
his wife in relaxed manner. This was a time of pleasant conversation
with his family. He might go to some of his companions for an
evening of relaxation. On some nights he went to the Ansar to
spend some time with them. Or he might spend some evening time
with Abu Bakr and · Umar in Abu Bakr's home. On these
occasions, they would talk about the Muslim community and its
needs. When he left, they would come out with him, enjoying his
company on his way home. They would come into the mosque with
him.
As he walked, the Prophet might pass by one of his
companions reciting the Qur'an in the middle of the night with a
melodious voice. He would stop to listen to his beautiful recitation.
One night he passed by Abu Musa al-Ash 'ari and stopped to listen
to him as he read the Qur'an. He met him in the morning and said
to him: "Abu Musa, [you would have been pleased] to see me
listening to your recitation last night. You have such a voice as if
you have one of the psalms of Prophet David."
He went into the mosque one night to find 'Abdullah ibn
Mas 'ud standing up in night prayer. He was reading Surah 4,
"Women", and the Prophet stood listening to his reading. He then
said to Abu Bakr and 'Umar: "Whoever loves to read the Qur'an
fresh, like it has been revealed, then he should read it as Ibn Umm
'Abd 39 reads it."
When he entered the mosque, he said a greeting in a voice that
would be heard by an awake person but not loud enough to awake a
38 A sunnah prayer is recommended, not obligatory. Each of the five obligatory prayers is
associated with some sunnah prayers that differ in the number of rnk 'ahs. Apart from
these regular recommended prayers, there are several others which the Prophet offered
and we do well to do the same, but these he offered less regularly.
39 lbn Umm 'Abd is an endearing way that the Prophet used only when referring to
'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud.
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