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[Machine] The prayer was being performed and I had not performed the two units of prayer. So he (the Prophet Muhammad) saw me praying them and he said, "Are you intending to pray four units for Fajr (dawn prayer)?" It was said to Ibn Abbas about the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Yes."  

أحمد:٣٣٢٩حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا صَالِحُ بْنُ رُسْتُمَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَلَمْ أُصَلِّ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ فَرَآنِي وَأَنَا أُصَلِّيهِمَا فَمَدَّنى وَقَالَ أَتُرِيدُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ الصُّبْحَ أَرْبَعًا؟ فَقِيلَ لِابْنِعَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ