102 — The eighth: It is related from Abū ʿAbd Allāh Hudhayfah ibn al-Yamān (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: “I prayed with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) one night. He began with Sūrat al-Baqarah, and I thought he would bow at verse one hundred. He continued, so I said to myself, ‘He intends to complete it in a single rakʿah.’ Yet he went on, and I again assumed he would bow after it. Then he opened Sūrat al-Nisāʾ and recited it, after which he opened Sūrat Āl ʿImrān and recited it—reciting in a measured manner. Whenever he passed a verse that contained glorification he would glorify, whenever he came upon a verse of petition he would ask, and whenever he came upon a verse of seeking refuge he would seek refuge. Then he bowed, repeatedly saying, ‘Subḥāna rabbī al-ʿaẓīm (Glory be to my Lord, the Majestic),’ and his bowing lasted nearly as long as his standing. Then he said, ‘Samiʿa llāhu liman ḥamidah, rabbana wa laka…’