Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)

Bukhari :: Book 2 :: Volume 21 :: Hadith 247

Narrated Al-Aswad:

I asked 'Aisha "How is the night prayer of the Prophet?" She replied, "He used to sleep early at night, and get up in its last part to pray, and then return to his bed. When the Muadh-dhin pronounced the Adhan, he would get up. If he was in need of a bath he would take it; otherwise he would perform ablution and then go out (for the prayer)."