Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ أَبُو قَطَنٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مَتَى لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ قَالَ مَنْ يَذْكُرُ مِنْكُمْ لَيْلَةَ الصَّهْبَاوَاتِ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَنَا بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي وَإِنَّ فِي يَدِي لَتَمَرَاتٍ أَسْتَحِرُ بِهِنَّ مُسْتَتِرًا بِمُؤْخِرَةِ رَحْلِي مِنْ الْفَجْرِ وَذَلِكَ حِينَ طَلَعَ الْقَمَرُ.
English Translation
Amr ibn al-Haytham Abu Qatan told us: al-Mas'udi told us, from Sa'id ibn Amr, from Abu Ubaydah, from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, that a man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: "When is the Night of Decree?" He said: "Which of you remembers the night of al-Sahbawat?" Abdullah said: "I do, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you! I had dates in my hand which I ate before dawn, concealed behind the back part of my saddle, at the time the moon rose."