English Translation

Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn Ya'qub narrated to us — Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Saghani narrated to us — al-Hasan ibn Bishr al-Hamdani narrated to us — al-Hakam ibn Abd al-Malik al-Qurashi narrated to us — Qatada narrated to us — from Zurara ibn Awfa — from Sa'd ibn Hisham who said: I said to Umm al-Mu'minin Hadrat Aisha (may Allah be well pleased with her): Tell me about the recitation of the Beloved Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). She said: When {O you who wraps himself, arise to pray at night, except for a little} [al-Muzzammil 1-2] was revealed upon him, they stood in prayer for a year until their feet became swollen. Then Allah, Exalted is He, revealed the facilitation at the end of the surah.