Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
2/128. Chapter:
The Supplication With Which The Prayer Should Be Started
Sunan Abi Dawud
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُوحٍ، قُرَادٌ حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ بِلاَ إِخْبَارٍ وَمَعْنَاهُ قَالَ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ بِاللَّيْلِ كَبَّرَ وَيَقُولُ .
The above mentioned tradition has been reported by ‘Ikramah with a different chain of narrators. This version adds: When he stood up, he said the takbir (Allah is most great) and said. . . .
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 768In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 378English translation : Book 2, Hadith 767