Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) became old and heavy, he would recite (the Qur'an) sitting as much as Allah willed, and when thirty or forty verses of the surah remained, he would stand up, recite them, and then perform sajdah (prostration).
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / أبواب صلاة الليل والوتر / 2136
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه البخاري: 1148، ومسلم: 731 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 24191، 24258 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 24695»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … It is established from this hadith that sitting in a single rak‘ah and then standing up again is permissible.