Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 10603 — Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be)

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) related that his father (Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)) sent him to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for some matter. He said: I found him (peace and blessings be upon him) sitting among his Companions in the mosque, so I could not speak to him (peace and blessings be upon him). When he (peace and blessings be upon him) had prayed Maghrib, he stood to pray (voluntary prayer) until the muezzin called the adhan for the Isha prayer, and the people hurried to stand. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer and then stood to pray (voluntary prayer), until those who had remained in the mosque also left. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) set off for his house, and I followed behind him (peace and blessings be upon him). When he (peace and blessings be upon him) heard my footsteps, he said: "Who is this?" and turned toward me. I said: Ibn Abbas. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The son of the paternal uncle of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" I said: Yes, the son of the paternal uncle of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Welcome to the cousin of the Messenger of Allah. What has brought you?" I said: My father sent me for such and such a matter. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Have you just come?" I said: No. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Since you have not gone back by this hour, you will not go back now." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) entered his house and I entered with him (peace and blessings be upon him). I said to myself: I will certainly watch the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) slept until I heard the sound of his (peace and blessings be upon him) breathing. Then he woke up, cast his gaze toward the sky and recited these verses of Surah Al Imran, from "Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth" to the end, five verses, finishing at "Indeed, You do not break the promise" [Surah Al Imran: 194]. Then he said: "O Allah, place light in my hearing, light in my sight, light beneath me, and place light for me with You." Beside him (peace and blessings be upon him) was a basin of stoneware with a tooth-stick (miswak) placed on it, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) used the tooth-stick, then performed ablution, then prayed two units (rak'ahs). Then he slept again until I heard the sound of his (peace and blessings be upon him) breathing, then woke up, recited the verses and made the same supplication, then used the tooth-stick, performed ablution, then prayed two units. Then he slept until I heard the sound of his (peace and blessings be upon him) breathing, then woke up, recited the verses and made the same supplication, then used the tooth-stick, performed ablution, then prayed two units. Then he slept until I heard the sound of his (peace and blessings be upon him) breathing, then recited the verses, then made the same supplication, then used the tooth-stick, performed ablution, then offered a prayer in which I knew he (peace and blessings be upon him) was praying the Witr. I stood on his (peace and blessings be upon him) left side, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of my ear with his finger and turned me around until he made me stand on his right side. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the two units of Fajr, then went out for the prayer.