عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ مِخْرَاقَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ: يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ! إِنَّ نَاسًا يَقْرَأُ أَحَدُهُمُ الْقُرْآنَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْثَلَاثًا؟ فَقَالَتْ: أُولَئِكَ قَرَأُوا وَلَمْ يَقْرَأُوا، كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُومُ اللَّيْلَةَ التَّامَّةَ، فَيَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ وَسُورَةَ آلِ عِمْرَانَ وَسُورَةَ النِّسَاءِ، ثُمَّ لَا يَمُرُّ بِآيَةٍ فِيهَا اسْتِبْشَارٌ إِلَّا دَعَا اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَرَغِبَ وَلَا يَمُرُّ بِآيَةٍ فِيهَا تَخْوِيفٌ إِلَّا دَعَا اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَاسْتَعَاذَ
Muslim bin Mukhrāq says: I said to Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): O Mother of the Believers! Indeed, there are some people among whom some recite the Qur’an two or three times in one night. She said: These are the people who, even after reciting, have not truly recited. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand in prayer for the whole night, then he would be able to recite Surah Al-Baqarah, Surah Aal-e-Imran, and Surah An-Nisa, and even in that, whenever he (peace and blessings be upon him) would come across a verse containing glad tidings, he would supplicate to Allah and express desire, and whenever he would come across a verse containing warning, he would supplicate to Allah and seek His protection.