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" Verily in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of night and day." up to the (words)" save us from the torment of Hell." He then returned to his house, used the tooth-stick, performed the ablution, and then got up and offered the prayer. He than lay down on the bed. and again got up and went out and looked towards the sky and recited this verse (mentioned above), then returned, used the tooth-stick, performed ablution and again offered the prayer.  

مسلم:٢٥٦ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُتَوَكِّلِ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَهُ

أَنَّهُ بَاتَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَقَامَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ فَخَرَجَ فَنَظَرَ فِي السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ تَلاَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ فِي آلِ عِمْرَانَ { إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلاَفِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ} حَتَّى بَلَغَ { فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ} ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَتَسَوَّكَ وَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَخَرَجَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَتَلاَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَتَسَوَّكَ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى  

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ahmad:2488 – Abū Nuʿaym al-Faḍl b. Dukayn > Ismāʿīl b. Muslim al-ʿAbdī > Abū al-Mutawakkil > Ibn ʿAbbās Ḥaddath

[Machine] He stayed with the Prophet of Allah ﷺ one night, and the Prophet of Allah ﷺ got up from the night and went out and looked at the sky, then he recited this verse in Surah Al-Imran, "Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day..." [Quran 3:190] until he reached "Exalted are You; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire." [Quran 3:191]. Then he returned to the house, performed ablution, and prayed. Then he lay down and returned again and looked at the sky, and then recited this verse. Then he returned, performed ablution, and prayed. Then he lay down and returned again and looked at the sky, and then recited this verse. Then he returned, performed ablution, and prayed.  

أحمد:٢٤٨٨ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ دُكَيْنٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُتَوَكِّلِ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَ

أَنَّهُ بَاتَ عِنْدَ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَقَامَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَخَرَجَ فَنَظَرَ فِي السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ تَلا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ الَّتِي فِي آلِ عِمْرَانَ {إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ} [البقرة 164] حَتَّى بَلَغَ {سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ} [آل عمران 191] ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَتَسَوَّكَ وَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ أَيْضًا فَنَظَرَ فِي السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَتَسَوَّكَ وَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ أَيْضًا فَنَظَرَ فِي السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَتَسَوَّكَ وَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى  

ahmad:3276 – al-Faḍl b. Dukayn > Ismāʿīl b. Muslim al-ʿAbdī > Abū al-Mutawakkil > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] He spent the night with the Prophet ﷺ and the Prophet ﷺ got up during the night and went out. He looked at the sky and then recited this verse in Surah Al-Imran: "Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth" (Quran 2:164) until he reached "Exalted are You; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire." (Quran 3:191). Then he returned to the house, performed ablution, and prayed. Then he laid down and got up again. He looked at the sky and recited this verse again. Then he returned, performed ablution, and prayed. He laid down and then got up again. He went out, looked at the sky, and recited this verse. Then he returned, performed ablution, and prayed.  

أحمد:٣٢٧٦ – حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ دُكَيْنٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُتَوَكِّلِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّهُ بَاتَ عِنْدَ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَقَامَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَخَرَجَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ الَّتِي فِي آلِ عِمْرَانَ {إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ} [البقرة 164] حَتَّى بَلَغَ {سُبْحَانَكَفَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ} [آل عمران 191] ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَتَسَوَّكَ وَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ أَيْضًا فَنَظَرَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَتَسَوَّكَ وَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَخَرَجَ فَنَظَرَ فِي السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَتَسَوَّكَ وَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى