Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 998
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ صَلَّى مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ لأَصْحَابِهِ الْعِشَاءَ فَطَوَّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَانْصَرَفَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا فَأُخْبِرَ مُعَاذٌ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ مُنَافِقٌ . فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ دَخَلَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِمَا قَالَ مُعَاذٌ . فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَتُرِيدُ أَنْ تَكُونَ فَتَّانًا يَا مُعَاذُ إِذَا أَمَمْتَ النَّاسَ فَاقْرَأْ بِالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا وَ { سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى } وَ { وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى } وَ { اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ } " .
Qutaybah informed us: al-Layth narrated to us, from Abu al-Zubair, from Jabir, who said: Muadh ibn Jabal led his companions in the night prayer and made it long. One of us left, and Muadh was told about him. Muadh said, He is a hypocrite. When the man heard what had been said about him, he went to the Prophet ﷺ and told him what Muadh had said. The Prophet ﷺ said, Do you want to cause hardship, Muadh? When you lead people in prayer, recite By the sun and its brightness, Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High, By the night when it covers, and Recite in the name of your Lord.
Translation notes
The quoted passages begin Surat al-Shams, Surat al-Ala, Surat al-Layl, and Surat al-Alaq.