Is permissible supplication alone considered part of standing in night prayer

Question:
The questioner says: Does standing in night prayer include some recitation of the Qur'an and prayer, as much as is easy? Yes. He says: Standing in night prayer includes some recitation of the Qur'an and prayer, as much as is easy. If a person finds it easy to stand in night prayer, but he does not recite anything from the Qur'an and does not pray, even though he is healthy and able to do so, but he spends this time in permissible supplication, is that considered part of standing in night prayer, or

Answer:
No, it is not considered part of standing in night prayer. It is considered part of the remembrance of Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he would wake up at night—meaning he would become alert and turn over—would remember Allah. He would remember Allah when he turned over in his bed. This is included in the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and it is not part of standing in night prayer. Yes.