by qunūt he meant the standing.

1177 – ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “The prayer most beloved to Allah is the prayer of David, and the fasting most beloved to Allah is the fasting of David. He would sleep half the night, stand for a third of it, then sleep for a sixth, and he would fast one day and break the fast the next.” Agreed upon.

1178 – Jābir said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say, “During the night there is an hour that no Muslim happens to meet while asking Allah for some good of this world or the Hereafter without His granting it to him. That occurs every night.” Narrated by Muslim.

[Commentary]
Imām al-Nawawī cited these ḥadiths in the chapter on the merit of the night prayer. Among them is the report that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was asked, “Which prayer is best?” He replied, “Prolonged qunūt,” meaning prolonged humility before Allah—standing, bowing, and prostrating.

The scholars, may Allah have mercy on them, have differed as to which is superior: lengthening the recitation while shortening the bowing and prostration, or shortening the recitation, bowing, and prostration—in other words, is it better to have many short rakʿahs, or to lengthen