Anas bin Sirin reported: I asked Ibn Umar to tell me about the practice of the Holy Prophet ﷺ in regard to two rakahs before the dawn prayer: Should I make lengthy recitation in them? He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to observe, the night prayer in pairs and then made the number odd by observing one rakah. I said: I am not asking you about it. He said: You are a bulky man, will you not show me the patience to narrate to you the hadith completely? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to observe the night prayer in pairs and then made the number odd by observing one rakah, and then he observed two rakahs before dawn quite close to the call for prayer (Khalaf said:" Did you see [yourself the Holy Prophet ﷺ observing] the two rakahs before the dawn?" and he made no mention of prayer.)