Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَارَةُ بْنُ الْقَعْقَاعِ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ ا��ْعُكْلِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُجَيٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ كَانَتْ لِي سَاعَةٌ مِنْ السَّحَرِ أَدْخُلُ فِيهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَإِنْ كَانَ قَائِمًا يُصَلِّي سَبَّحَ بِي فَكَانَ ذَاكَ إِذْنُهُ لِي وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُصَلِّي أَذِنَ لِي.
English Translation
It was narrated that `Abdullah bin Nujayy said: `Hadrat Ali said: There was a time before dawn when I would ask to enter upon the Beloved Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). If he was praying, he would say Subhan Allah to me, and that was my permission to enter; if he was not praying, he would give me permission to enter.