Hadhrat ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud would engage in worship from the early part of the night to the time of Salaat Ul Fajr, almost. As Imam Tabarani has reported in Mo’jam Kabeer:
Translation: It is narrated on the authority of Hadhrat ‘Alqama bin Qais (May Allah be well pleased with him), he says: One night I stayed with Hadhrat ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud (May Allah be well pleased with him). He stood up in Salaat in the early part of the night. He would recite the Holy Quran the way the Imam of the local mosque would recite it, with proper pronunciation and intonation (Tarteel). Those who were close to him would be able to hear him. He wouldn’t raise his voice. Until only so much time would remain for dawn in which one could offer Salaat Ul Maghrib after its Adhaan is given. Then he would offer Salaat Ul Witr. (Mo’jam Kabeer Tabarani, Hadith No. 9295)
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