Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that I once spent the night at the house of my maternal aunt, Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyida Maymunah bint Harith (may Allah be pleased with her). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up during the night, relieved himself, then came and washed his face and hands and lay down again. After some of the night had passed, he woke up again, came to the water-skin, untied its string, and performed ablution thoroughly. Then he stood up to pray. I waited for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) so that he would not see me. Then I stood up and did what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had done, and I came and stood on his left side. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took me by the ear and turned me, so I ended up on his right side. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) continued to pray. The total number of rak‘ahs of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer was thirteen, including the two sunnah rak‘ahs of Fajr. After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lay down and slept until the sound of his snoring could be heard. After a short while, Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) came and informed him of the prayer, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up to lead the prayer and did not perform fresh ablution. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate in his prayer or prostration: «اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْ فِي قَلْبِي نُورًا وَفِي بَصَرِي نُورًا وَفِي سَمْعِي نُورًا وَعَنْ يَمِينِي نُورًا وَعَنْ يَسَارِي نُورًا وَمِنْ فَوْقِي نُورًا وَمِنْ تَحْتِي نُورًا وَمِنْ أَمَامِي نُورًا وَمِنْ خَلْفِي نُورًا وَأَعْظِمْ لِي نُورًا» “O Allah! Place light in my heart, in my ears, in my eyes, on my right, on my left, in front of me, behind me, above me, and beneath me, and make me all light.”