Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 3655

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: I spent the night at the house of my maternal aunt, Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) got up, he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for water and performed ablution. Then he recited these verses: "Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth" and recited them to the end of the surah. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) began reciting Surah al-Baqarah; he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited it letter by letter until he completed the whole surah. Then he went into bowing and said: 'Subhana Rabbiyal-Azim' (Glory be to my Lord, the Magnificent). Then he went into prostration and said: 'Subhana Rabbiyal-A'la' (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head and, between the two prostrations, said: "O my Lord, forgive me, have mercy on me, provide for me, and keep me steadfast on guidance." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and recited Surah Al Imran in the second rak'ah. Then he bowed and prostrated, and did just as he had done in the first rak'ah. Then he lay down. Then he got up and did just as he had done in the first two rak'ahs; he recited letter by letter, until he had prayed eight rak'ahs, lying down after every two rak'ahs. Then he prayed three rak'ahs of witr, then he prayed the two rak'ahs of Fajr (i.e. the sunnah). After that the narrator mentioned the rest of the hadith.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains a narrator, Ubayd bin Ishaq al-Attar, whom Yahya bin Ma'in and others declared da'if (weak); as for Abu Hatim, he was satisfied with him.