Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ عُيَيْنَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ ذَكَرْتُ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ عِنْدَ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ فَقَالَ مَا أَنَا بِطَالِبِهَا إِلَّا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ بَعْدَ شَيْءٍ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ تِسْعٍ يَبْقَيْنَ أَوْ سَبْعٍ يَبْقَيْنَ أَوْ خَمْسٍ يَبْقَيْنَ أَوْ ثَلَاثٍ يَبْقَيْنَ أَوْ آخِرِ لَيْلَةٍ.
English Translation
Yahya narrated to us from 'Uyayna, who said: My father narrated to me, saying: I mentioned the Night of Decree in the presence of Abu Bakra, and he said: "I do not seek it except in the last ten nights, because of something I heard from the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him. I heard him say: 'Seek it in the last ten, on the night when nine remain, or seven remain, or five remain, or three remain, or the very last night.'"