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bayhaqi:4806ʿAlī b. Aḥmad b. ʿAbdān > Aḥmad b. ʿUbayd al-Ṣaffār > Ismāʿīl b. Isḥāq al-Qāḍī > Ibrāhīm b. Ḥamzah > ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz / Ibn Muḥammad > ʿAbd al-Majīd b. Suhayl > Yaḥyá b. ʿAbbād > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] That Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib sent him to the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , for a need, and it was the night when Maymuna bint al-Harith, the aunt of Ibn Abbas, was there. So he entered upon her and found the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , in the mosque. Ibn Abbas said, "I lay down in his room and thought to myself, how much does the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , pray?" Then he came to me while I was lying down in the room after a third of the night had passed, and he said, "Lie down." He said again, "Then he took a cloak and covered Maymuna with part of it, and some of it was on her. Then he stood up and prayed two rak'ahs, until he prayed eight rak'ahs, then he offered the Witr prayer with five rak'ahs, without sitting between them. Then he sat down and praised Allah and praised Him abundantly. Then his last words were, "O Allah, make light in my heart, and make light in my hearing, and make light in my sight, and make light for me on my right and make light for me on my left, and make light for me ahead of me and make light for me behind me, and increase me in light and increase me in light."  

البيهقي:٤٨٠٦وَأَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الصَّفَّارُ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْقَاضِي ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ ثنا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَجِيدِ بْنُ سُهَيْلٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبَّادٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ الْعَبَّاسَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بَعَثَهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي حَاجَةٍ وَكَانَتْ لَيْلَةَ مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ خَالَةِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا فَوَجَدَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَاضْطَجَعْتُ فِي حُجْرَتِهِ فَجَعَلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي أَنْ أُحْصِيَ كَمْ يُصَلِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَجَاءَ وَأَنَا مُضْطَجِعٌ فِي الْحُجْرَةِ بَعْدَ أَنْ ذَهَبَ ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ارْقُدْ أَوْ بَعْدُ قَالَ ثُمَّ تَنَاوَلَ مِلْحَفَةً عَلَى مَيْمُونَةَ فَارْتَدَى بِبَعْضِهَا وَعَلَيْهَا بَعْضُهَا ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى صَلَّى ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ بِخَمْسٍ لَمْ يَجْلِسْ بَيْنَهُنَّ ثُمَّ قَعَدَ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ فَأَكْثَرَ مِنَ الثَّنَاءِ ثُمَّ كَانَ آخِرُ كَلَامِهِ أَنْ قَالَ اللهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا فِي قَلْبِي وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا فِي سَمْعِي وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا فِي بَصَرِي وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا عَنْ يَمِينِي وَنُورًا عَنْ شِمَالِي وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا بَيْنَ يَدِيَّ وَنُورًا خَلْفِي وَزِدْنِي نُورًا وَزِدْنِي نُورًا  


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tabarani:12380ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > al-Qaʿnabī > ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Muḥammad > ʿAbd al-Majīd b. Suhayl > Yaḥyá b. ʿAbbād > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] Al-Qa'nabi reported on the authority of Abdul Aziz ibn Muhammad, who reported on the authority of Abdul Majid ibn Suhail, who reported on the authority of Yahya ibn Abbad, who reported on the authority of Sa'id ibn Jubair, that Ibn Abbas informed him that his father, Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib, sent him on his behalf to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for a matter he needed. Ma'Imunah bint Al-Harith, who was the aunt of Ibn Abbas, was staying with him. So he entered upon her and found the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the mosque. Ibn Abbas said: "So I lay down in her room, and I started to think about how many units of prayer the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had performed." He said: "I was still lying down in the room after he had gone from the night when he entered upon me and said: 'Does Al-Walid (a nickname for Ibn Abbas) sleep?' Then he took a cloth that was with Ma'Imunah, and he wrapped some of it around himself, with some of it over her, then he stood up and prayed two units of prayer, two units of prayer, until he had prayed eight units in total. Then he prayed Witr with five units, without sitting between them. Then he sat down and praised Allah with what befits Him and increased in his praise. Then his last words were: 'O Allah, place light in my heart, and place light in my hearing, and place light in my vision, and place light on my right side, and place light on my left side, and place light in front of me, and place light behind me, and increase me in light, and increase me in light, and increase me in light.'"  

الطبراني:١٢٣٨٠حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ

ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ بْنِ سُهَيْلٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبَّادٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ عَبَّاسَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بَعَثَهُ فِي حَاجَةٍ لَهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَتْ مَيْمُونَةُ بِنْتُ الْحَارِثِ خَالَةَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا فَوَجَدَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَاضْطَجَعْتُ فِي حُجْرَتِهَا وَجَعَلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي أَنْ أُحْصِيَ كَمْ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَجَاءَ وَأَنَا مُضْطَجِعٌ فِي الْحُجْرَةِ بَعْدَ أَنْ ذَهَبَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ «أَنَامَ الْوَلِيدُ؟» ثُمَّ تَنَاوَلَ مِلْحَفَةً كَانَتْ عَلَى مَيْمُونَةَ فَارْتَدَى بِبَعْضِهَا وَعَلَيْهَا بَعْضُهَا ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى صَلَّى ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ بِخَمْسٍ لَمْ يَجْلِسْ بَيْنَهُنَّ ثُمَّ قَعَدَ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ فَأَكْثَرَ الثَّنَاءَ ثُمَّ كَانَ آخِرُ كَلَامِهِ «اللهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا فِي قَلْبِي وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا فِي سَمْعِي وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا فِي بَصَرِي وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا عَنْ يَمِينِي وَنُورًا عَنْ شِمَالِي وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا مِنْ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ وَنُورًا مِنْ خَلْفِي وَزِدْنِي نُورًا وَزِدْنِي نُورًا وَزِدْنِي نُورًا»  

nasai-kubra:1344Muḥammad b. ʿAlī b. Maymūn al-Raqqī > al-Qaʿnabī > ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz / Ibn Muḥammad al-Darāwardī > ʿAbd al-Majīd > Ibn Suhayl > Yaḥyá b. ʿAbbād > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] That Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib sent him on a need to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and Maymuna bint al-Harith was the aunt of Ibn Abbas. He entered upon her and found the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the mosque. Ibn Abbas said, "So I lay down in her room and began to count how many units the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed. He came while I was lying down in the room after the night had passed. He said, 'Did the child fall asleep?' So he took a blanket and put it on Maymuna and wore some of it and left some on her, then he stood up and prayed two units, two units, until he prayed eight units, then he performed Witr with five units, without sitting between them. Then he sat down and praised Allah with what is his rightful due, and then he increased in praise."  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٣٤٤أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ الرَّقِّيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ وَهُوَ ابْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ هُوَ ابْنُ سُهَيْلٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبَّادٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَهُ

أَنَّ عَبَّاسَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بَعَثَهُ فِي حَاجَةٍ لَهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَتْ مَيْمُونَةُ بِنْتُ الْحَارِثِ خَالَةَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا فَوَجَدَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَاضْطَجَعْتُ فِي حُجْرَتِهَا وَجَعَلْتُ أُحْصِي كَمْ يُصَلِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَاءَ وَأَنَا مُضْطَجِعٌ فِي الْحُجْرَةِ بَعْدَ أَنْ ذَهَبَ اللَّيْلُ فَقَالَ أَرَقَدَ الْوَلِيدُ؟ «فَتَنَاوَلَ مِلْحَفَةً عَلَى مَيْمُونَةَ فَارْتَدَى بِبَعْضِهَا وَعَلَيْهَا بَعْضٌ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى صَلَّى ثَمَانِي رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ بِخَمْسٍ لَمْ يَجْلِسْ بَيْنَهُنَّ ثُمَّ قَعَدَ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللهِ بِمَا هُوَ لَهُ أَهْلٌ ثُمَّ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الثَّنَاءِ»  

nasai-kubra:405Muḥammad b. ʿAlī b. Maymūn > al-Qaʿnabī > ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz / Ibn Muḥammad al-Darāwardī > ʿAbd al-Majīd > Yaḥyá b. ʿAbbād > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] That his father, Abbas bin Abdul-Muttalib, sent him on a need he had to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and Maymuna bint Al-Harith, the aunt of Ibn Abbas, was with him. He entered her room and found the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the mosque. Ibn Abbas said, "I lay down in her room and I counted in myself how many times the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed." He said, "Then he came while I was lying down in the room after the night had passed. He said, 'Is Al-Walid asleep?' He took a sheet and covered Maymuna with it. He wore part of it and some of it was over her. Then he stood up and prayed two rak'ahs after two rak'ahs until he prayed eight rak'ahs. Then he performed Witr with five (rak'ahs) without sitting in between. Then he sat and praised Allah with what is due to Him, and then he greatly praised Him. In the end of his speech, he said, 'O Allah! Place light in my heart, and place light in my hearing, and place light in my sight, and place light on my right side, and place light on my left side, and place light before me, and place light behind me, and increase my light.'"  

الكبرى للنسائي:٤٠٥أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ وَهُوَ ابْنُ مُحَمَّدِ الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبَّادٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَهُ

أَنَّ أَبَاهُ عَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بَعَثَهُ فِي حَاجَةٍ لَهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَتْ مَيْمُونَةُ بِنْتُ الْحَارِثِ خَالَةَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا فَوَجَدَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَاضْطَجَعْتُ فِي حُجْرَتِهَا وَجَعَلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي أُحْصِي كَمْ يُصَلِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ فَجَاءَ وَأَنَا مُضْطَجِعٌ فِي الْحُجْرَةِ بَعْدَمَا ذَهَبَ اللَّيْلُ فَقَالَ أَرَقَدَ الْوَلِيدُ فَتَنَاوَلَ مِلْحَفَةً عَلَى مَيْمُونَةَ قَالَ فَارْتَدَى بِبَعْضِهَا وَعَلَيْهَا بَعْضٌ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى صَلَّى ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ بِخَمْسٍ لَمْ يَجْلِسْ بَيْنَهُنَّ ثُمَّ قَعَدَ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللهِ بِمَا هُوَ لَهُ أَهْلٌ ثُمَّ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الثَّنَاءِ وَكَانَ فِي آخِرِ كَلَامِهِ أَنْ قَالَ اللهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا فِي قَلْبِي وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا فِي سَمْعِي وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا فِي بَصَرِي وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا عَنْ يَمِينِي وَنُورًا عَنْ شِمَالِي وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ وَنُورًا مِنْ خَلْفِي وَزِدْنِي نُورًا