Sunan at-Tirmithiy كتاب الصلاة باب ما جاء كيف الجلوس فى التشهد
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ الْبَصْرِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ الْعَبْدِىِّ عَنْ أَبِى الْمُتَوَكِّلِ النَّاجِىِّ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ قَامَ النَّبِىُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِآيَةٍ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ لَيْلَةً. قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ.
The Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, spent a whole night in voluntary night prayer reciting a single Qur'ānic verse.(1)
(1)The verse was "If You should punish them - indeed they are Your servants; but if You forgive them - indeed it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise." (5[alMā'idah]:118) The Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, kept repeating this verse all through the prayer, standing, kneeling and prostrating.
