وَ رَوَى عَبْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «اِسْتَغْفِرِ اَللَّهَ فِي اَلْوَتْرِ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً تَنْصِبُ يَدَكَ اَلْيُسْرَى وَ تَعُدُّ بِالْيُمْنَى اَلاِسْتِغْفَارَ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَسْتَغْفِرُ اَللَّهَ فِي اَلْوَتْرِ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً وَ يَقُولُ» «هَذَا مَقَامُ اَلْعَائِذِ بِكَ مِنَ اَلنَّارِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ.
It is narrated from ‘Abdullah ibn Abi Ya’fur that Abu ‘Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "Seek forgiveness from Allah (swt) during the Witr prayer seventy times, while raising your left hand and counting the invocations with your right hand. The Messenger of Allah (saws) and his family, used to seek forgiveness from Allah (swt) in the Witr prayer seventy times and would say, 'This is the position of one seeking refuge in You from the Fire,' seven times."