Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ دُكَيْنٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُتَوَكِّلِ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَ أَنَّهُ بَاتَ عِنْدَ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَقَامَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ فَخَرَجَ فَنَظَرَ فِي السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ الَّتِي فِي آلِ عِمْرَانَ { إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ } 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.
English Translation
Ibn Abbas narrated that he spent the night at the house of the Prophet (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) got up during the night, went outside, looked at the sky, and then recited the verse from Al Imran: 'Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of night and day...' until he reached '...Glory be to You, so save us from the punishment of the Fire' (3:190-191). Then he returned to the house, used the miswak, performed ablution, stood and prayed, then lay down. Then he got up again, looked at the sky, recited the same verse, returned, used the miswak, performed ablution, and prayed. Then he lay down again, got up once more, looked at the sky, recited the same verse, returned, used the miswak, performed ablution, and stood to pray.