It is narrated from Hazrat Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I prayed with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) first used the miswak, then performed ablution, and stood up for prayer. I also stood with him. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began Surah Al-Baqarah, and whenever he passed by a verse of mercy, he would pause and supplicate, and whenever he passed by a verse of punishment, he would pause and seek refuge from it. Then he bowed for as long as he had stood, and in bowing he kept saying, "Subhana Dhil-Jabarooti wal-Malakooti wal-Kibriya'i wal-Azamah (Glory be to the Possessor of Power, Dominion, Majesty, and Greatness)." Then in the second rak'ah, he recited Surah Aal-e-Imran and did likewise in it.