Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 7905 — Those who held the view of standing

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We fasted Ramadan with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He did not lead us in the tarawih prayer until the twenty-third of Ramadan. Then, when seven days of Ramadan remained, he led us in prayer until a third of the night had passed. The next night he did not lead the tarawih, and the night after that he led us in prayer until half the night had passed. We said: O Messenger of Allah, it would be good if you led us in prayer for the rest of this night as well. He said: "Whoever stands with the imam until he finishes, the reward of praying the whole night is written for him." Then he led us in prayer, and when three nights of the month remained he led us in the tarawih prayer and gathered his family and the women of his household. He prayed so long that we feared we would miss the falah. The narrator says: I asked: What is the falah? He said: The suhur (pre-dawn meal).