Al-'Abbas sought permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to pass the night at Mecca during the period of his stay at Mina for distributing water among the people. He gave him permission. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1959)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَذِنَ لِلْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ اسْتَأْذَنَ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَبِيتَ بِمَكَّةَ لَيَالِيَ مِنًى مِنْ أَجْلِ سِقَايَتِهِ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ