ḤADĪTH OF THE DAY

The Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, used to [do the following] whenever he returned from a battle or the pilgrimage (1) or ‘umrah (2). While ascending a hill or an elevation, he would testify to God’s greatness three times and then say, “There is no god except Allāh (3) alone; He has no partner. His is the dominion; to Him belongs all praise. He has power over all things. We return(4), repentant, worshipping, seeking [God's pleasure], praising our Lord. God has kept His promise; He came to the aid of His bondsman (5) granting him victory and defeating the confederates alone(6).” Footnotes: (Ḥajj) The pilgrimage to Makkah and Madīnah during the first half of the month of Thul-Ḥijjah, which is the fifth pillar of Islām. A voluntary short ritual visit to the Sanctified Mosque in Makkah that can be performed at any time of the year. Allāh is the Arabic name for the One and Only God, the same God shared by all monotheistic faiths (the name Allāh is often used by Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews). The name Allāh encompasses all the divine names and attributes of the Lord of the worlds, and hence has vast scopes of meaning. It is for this reason that Muslims consider it unique. Unlike the word 'God', Allāh in Arabic has no inflections of gender or number. Returning to our homes; or he may have also meant returning to God in repentance. Here the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, is referring to himself. The different factions that united to fight against Islam.

Sunan at-Tirmithiy كتاب الصلاة باب ما جاء كيف النهوض من السجود

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِىِّ عَنْ أَبِى سَلَمَةَ أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلاَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِاللَّيْلِ فِى رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَتْ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَزِيدُ فِى رَمَضَانَ وَلاَ فِى غَيْرِهِ عَلَى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُصَلِّى أَرْبَعًا فَلاَ تَسْأَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّى أَرْبَعًا فَلاَ تَسْأَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّى ثَلاَثًا. فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَنَامُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُوتِرَ فَقَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ عَيْنَىَّ تَنَامَانِ وَلاَ يَنَامُ قَلْبِى. قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.
Abū-Salamah asked 'Ā'ishah what the prayer of the Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, was like at night during Ramadan. She replied, "The Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, did not exceed, in Ramadan or otherwise, eleven units of [voluntary night] prayer. He would pray four units, and do not ask about their perfection and length. Then, he would pray [another] four, and do not ask about their perfection and length. Then, he would pray three." 'Ā'ishah then said, "So I asked, 'Messenger of God, do you sleep before you pray the [voluntary] odd-numbered prayer[1] ?' He replied, ''Indeed, Ā'ishah, my eyes sleep, but my heart does not sleep.'
[1]The voluntary night prayer that ends a person's worship for that day, and is performed in an odd number of prayer units (one unit, three units, etc.).