Sahih Adab al-Mufrad

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: I spent the night at my maternal aunt Maymunah’s house. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) got up and went to relieve himself, then he washed his face and his hands, then he went back to sleep. Then he got up, came near the water-skin, opened its mouth, and performed a moderate ablution. He did not use too much water, but he performed a complete and thorough ablution. After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed. Then I also got up, stretched myself, disliking that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) might think I had been awake before. After that, I performed ablution. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was standing and praying, so I went and stood on his left side. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of my ear and turned me to stand on his right side. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) completed thirteen rak‘ahs of night prayer, then he lay down and slept until he began to snore. Whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) slept, he would snore. Then Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) got up and led the (morning) prayer and did not perform ablution (because it is a special characteristic of the Prophets that their ablution is not nullified by lying down). In the supplication of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were these words: «اللهم اجعل فى قلبي نوراً ، وفي سمعي نوراً ، وعن يميني نوراً ، وعن يساري نوراً ، وفوقي نوراً ، وتحتي نوراً وأمامي نوراً وخلفي نوراً ، وأعظم لي نوراً». Kurayb said: There were seven types of supplications in the structure, so I met a person from the descendants of Abbas, and he mentioned these seven. He said: (O Allah, place light) in my muscles, in my flesh, in my blood, in my hair, and in my skin, and he mentioned two more things.