Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:12380 حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ بْنِ سُهَيْلٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبَّادٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ عَبَّاسَ بْنَ 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 أَنْ أُحْصِيَ كَمْ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَجَاءَ وَأَنَا مُضْطَجِعٌ فِي الْحُجْرَةِ بَعْدَ أَنْ ذَهَبَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ «أَنَامَ الْوَلِيدُ؟» ثُمَّ تَنَاوَلَ مِلْحَفَةً كَانَتْ عَلَى مَيْمُونَةَ فَارْتَدَى بِبَعْضِهَا وَعَلَيْهَا بَعْضُهَا ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى صَلَّى ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ بِخَمْسٍ لَمْ يَجْلِسْ بَيْنَهُنَّ ثُمَّ قَعَدَ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ فَأَكْثَرَ الثَّنَاءَ ثُمَّ كَانَ آخِرُ كَلَامِهِ «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 مِنْ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ وَنُورًا مِنْ خَلْفِي وَزِدْنِي نُورًا وَزِدْنِي نُورًا وَزِدْنِي نُورًا»
English Translation
Ibn Abbas narrated that his father al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib sent him on an errand to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). Maymunah bint al-Harith was the aunt of Ibn Abbas. He entered upon her and found the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) in the mosque. Ibn Abbas said: I lay down in her room, intending to count how many prayers the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) would pray. He came while I was lying in the room, after part of the night had passed. He said: 'Has the boy fallen asleep?' Then he took part of a blanket that was on Maymunah, wrapping some around himself while she kept the rest. Then he stood and prayed in sets of two until he had prayed eight rak'ahs. Then he performed witr with five, not sitting between them. Then he sat and praised Allah as He deserves, offering much praise. The last of his words were: 'O Allah, place light in my heart, light in my hearing, light in my sight, light on my right, light on my left, light before me, light behind me, and increase me in light, increase me in light, increase me in light.'