[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."  

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»  

[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.'"  

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  

[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."  

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