وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَأَدْبَٰرَ ٱلسُّجُودِ
Wa minal laili fasabbih hu wa adbaaras sujood
And [in part] of the night exalt Him and after prostration.

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79%64%64%Al-JalalaynIbn AbbasIbn Kathir
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and glorify Him at some part of the night that is to say perform the two evening prayers and after prostrations read adbār as the plural of dubur or idbār as the verbal noun from adbara ‘to pass’ in other words perform supererogatory prayers as prescribed by the Sunna after the obligatory ones; it is also said to mean the actual uttering of glorifications at these times with continuous praise.

Related Hadiths

Sunan Abu Dawud #1322Anas b. Malik said (explaining the meaning of the Qur'anic verse "Who forsake their beds to cry unto their Lord in fear and hope, and spend of what We have bestowed on them" (32:16). The people used to remain awake between the sunset and the night prayers and would pray. Al-Hasan used to say:Sahih
(This verse means) the prayer and vigil at night.
Jami` at-Tirmidhi #449Aishah narrated:Sahih
"The Prophet (S) stood (in prayer) with an Ayah from the Qur'an at night"
Sunan an-Nasa'i #1010It was narrated from Hudhaifah that:Sahih
He prayed beside the Prophet (ﷺ) one night. He recited, and when he came to a verse that mentioned punishment, he would pause and seek refuge with Allah; if he came to a verse that mentioned mercy, he would pause for mercy. In his bowing he would say: 'Subhana Rabbil-Azim (Glory be to my Lord Almighty)' and in his prostration he would say: 'Subhan Rabbil-A'la (Glory be to my Lord the Most High).'"
Sunan Ibn Majah #1100It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Da'if
“Our Lord, the Blessed and Exalted, descends when one third of the night remains, every night and He says: ‘Who will ask of Me, that I may give him? Who will call upon Me, that I may answer him? Who will ask My forgiveness, that I may forgive him?’ until dawn comes.” Hence they used to prefer voluntary prayers at the end of the night rather than at the beginning.
Sunan Abu Dawud #1415Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:Sahih
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prostrated himself at night when reciting the Qur'an. He said repeatedly: My face prostrates itself to Him Who created it and brought forth its hearing and seeing by His might and power.

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