(181) باب فِي صَلاَةِ الْقَاعِدِ
'A'ishah said :
I never saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reciting the Quraan in his prayer at night in sitting condition until he became old. Then he used to sit in it (the prayer) and recite the Quran until forty or thirty verses remained, then he stood and recited them and prostrated himself.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 953
In-book reference: Book 2, Hadith 564
English translation: Book 2, Hadith 953