Repeating the verse “We believe in Allah” in the night prayer

The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. As for what follows, the questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, in our prayer today behind you, may Allah grant you success, we heard you repeat the words of Allah the Exalted, “We believe in Allah,” more than once. Is doing so a recommended practice (sunnah) in the night prayer? And so, yes.

The Shaykh : It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the night prayer what is not established in the obligatory prayer. Among these things is that he repeated the words of Allah the Exalted, , until morning while he was praying. Likewise, he would not pass by a verse of mercy without asking for it, nor a verse of glorification without glorifying, nor a verse of warning without seeking refuge. So, in the night prayer, there are prescribed things that are not prescribed in the obligatory prayer, such as this. We repeat this so that perhaps our hearts may soften, become humble, and remember the faith in Allah. Also, verses pass by us that may be worthy of being repeated, but we fear lengthening the prayer and causing boredom. For this reason, we repeated “We believe in Allah.”