Sayyiduna Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for permission to spend the nights of Mina in Makkah because of his duty of providing water (to the pilgrims), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him permission.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الحج / 9691
Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) granted Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) a concession to spend the nights of Mina in Makkah because of his duty of providing water (to the pilgrims).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الحج / 9692