English translation
873. ‘Awf bin Mālik Al-Ashja‘ī said: “One night, I stood with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ (in prayer). He started reciting Sūrat Al-Baqarah. He would not recite a Verse of mercy except that he would pause at it and ask (for mercy), nor would he recite a Verse of punishment except that he would pause and seek refuge (from Allāh). Then he went into Rukū‘ for the length of time that he was standing. He said in his Rukū‘: ‘Subhāna dhil-jabarūti wal-malakūti wal-kibriyā‘i wal-azamah (Glory is to the One Who is Full of Honor, Kingdom, Pride and Magnificence).’ Then he went into prostration for the length of time that he was standing, and he said the same (invocation) in his prostration as well. He then stood up and recited Sūrah Āl-Imrān, then he recited another Sūrah, and another.’ (Sahih) He would say: “Allāhu Akbar (Allāh is the Most Great),” three times, (then say): “Dhul-malakūti wal-jabarūti wal-kibriyā'i wal-'azamah (The One Who is Full of Kingdom, Honor, Pride and Magnificence.)” He then opened,[1] so he started reciting Al-Baqarah, and then went into Rukū'. His Rukū' was of a similar length as that of his standing. He would say in his Rukū': “Subhāna rabbil-'azīm, subhāna rabbil-'azīm (Glory is to my Lord, the Most Great, glory is to my Lord, the Most Great)” He then raised his head up from Rukū' and stood for a similar length of time as his (first) standing. He would say: “Lirabbil-ḥamd (To my Lord belongs the praise.)” He then went into prostration, for a similar length of time as his standing, and he would say in his prostration: “Subhāna rabbil-a'lā (Glory is to my Lord, the Most High).” He then raise his head up from prostration, and he would sit in between the two prostrations for a similar length of time as his standing. And he would say: “Rabbighfirlī, rabbighfirlī (O my Lord, forgive me, O my Lord, forgive me.)” He prayed four Rak'ahs in which he recited Al-Baqarah, Āl-'Imrān, An-Nisā', Al-Mā'idah or Al-An'ām” Shu'bah (one of the narrators) was not sure (about the last Sūrah). (Ṣaḥīh)