Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:10648 حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ثنا الْمِنْهَالُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ أَمَرَنِي الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ قَالَ بِتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالنَّاسِ صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِي فَقَالَ «مَنْ هَذَا؟» قُلْتُ عَبْدُ اللهِ قَالَ «فَمَهْ؟» قُلْتُ أَمَرَنِي الْعَبَّاسُ أَنْ أَبِيتَ بِكُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَ «فَالْحَقْ» قَالَ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ دَخَلَ فَقَالَ «أَفْرِشُوا عَبْدَ اللهِ» فَأُتِيتُ بِوِسَادَةٍ مِنْ مُسُوحٍ قَالَ وَتَقَدَّمَ إِلَيَّ الْعَبَّاسُ لَا تَنَمْ حَتَّى تَحْفَظَ صَلَاتَهُ قَالَ فَتَقَدَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَنَامَ حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ غَطِيطَهُ فَاسْتَوَى عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ «سُبْحَانَ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ» ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ آلِ عِمْرَانَ حَتَّى خَتَمَهَا {إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ} ثُمَّ قَامَ ثُمَّ اسْتَنَّ بِسِوَاكِهِ وَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ لَيْسَتَا بِقَصِيرَتَيْنِ وَلَا بِطَوِيلَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَنَامَ حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ غَطِيطَهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَفَعَلَ كَمَا فَعَلَ فِي الْمَرَّةِ الْأُولَى ثُمَّ اسْتَنَّ بِسِوَاكِهِ وَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ مُصَلَّاهُ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ لَيْسَتَا بِطَوِيلَتَيْنِ وَلَا قَصِيرَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَنَامَ حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ غَطِيطَهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَفَعَلَ كَمَا فَعَلَ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ «اللهُمَّ اجْعَلْ فِي بَصَرِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ فِي سَمْعِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ فِي لِسَانِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ فِي قَلْبِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ عَنْ يَمِينِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ عَنْ شِمَالِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ لِي مِنْ أَمَامِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ مِنْ خَلْفِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ مِنْ فَوْقِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ مِنْ أَسْفَلِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ لِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ نُورًا وَأَعْظِمْ لِي نُورًا»
English Translation
Ibn Abbas said: "Al-Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib told me to spend the night at the Messenger of Allah's (peace be upon him) house. I went to the mosque and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) prayed the 'Isha prayer with the people until no one remained in the mosque except him. He then passed by me and said: 'Who is this?' I said: 'Abdullah.' He said: 'What is the matter?' I said: 'Al-Abbas told me to spend the night with you.' He said: 'Then come along.' When he entered, he said: 'Prepare a bed for Abdullah.' I was given a cushion of rough cloth. Al-Abbas had instructed me not to sleep but to observe his prayer. The Messenger of Allah lay down and slept until I heard him snoring. He then sat up on his bed, raised his head to the sky, and said: 'Glorified is the Sovereign, the Holy' three times. Then he recited the verses from the end of Surah Al 'Imran: {Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth...} until the end. Then he rose, brushed his teeth, performed ablution, then went to his prayer place and prayed two rak'ahs — not too short and not too long. Then he returned to his bed and slept until I heard his snoring. He sat up and did as he did the first time. He repeated this pattern, then performed witr. After finishing his prayer, I heard him say: 'O Allah, place light in my sight, place light in my hearing, place light on my tongue, place light in my heart, place light on my right, place light on my left, place light before me, place light behind me, place light above me, place light below me, and place light for me on the Day of Resurrection, and magnify light for me.'"