Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:10618 حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّبَرِيُّ أنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أنا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ وَعَاصِمٍ أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا عِكْرِمَةَ يَقُولُ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ دَعَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أَصْحَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُمْ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ فَأَجْمَعُوا أَنَّهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَقُلْتُ لِعُمَرَ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ وَإِنِّي لَأَظُنُّ أَيُّ لَيْلَةٍ هِيَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ وَأَيُّ لَيْلَةٍ هِيَ؟ فَقُلْتُ سَابِعَةٌ تَمْضِي أَوْ سَابِعَةٌ تَبْقَى مِنَ الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ عَلِمْتَ ذَلِكَ؟ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قُلْتُ خَلَقَ اللهُ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ وَسَبْعَ أَرَضِينَ وَسَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَإِنَّ الشَّهْرَ يَدُورُ فِي سَبْعٍ وَخَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ سَبْعٍ وَيَأْكُلُ مِنْ سَبْعٍ وَيَسْجُدُ عَلَى سَبْعٍ وَالطَّوَافُ بِالْبَيْتِ سَبْعٌ وَرَمْيُ الْجِمَارِ سَبْعٌ لِأَشْيَاءَ ذَكَرَهَا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لَقَدْ فَطِنْتَ لِأَمْرٍ مَا فطِنَّا لَهُ وَكَانَ قَتَادَةُ يَزِيدُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ وَيَأْكُلُ مِنْ سَبْعٍ قَالَ هُوَ قَوْلُ اللهِ ﷻ {فَأَنْبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا} الْآيَةَ
English Translation
Ibn Abbas said: "'Umar ibn al-Khattab summoned the Companions of Muhammad (peace be upon him) and asked them about the Night of Qadr (Decree). They agreed it was in the last ten nights. Ibn Abbas said: 'I said to 'Umar: I know — or I believe I know — which night it is.' 'Umar said: 'Which night is it?' I said: 'The seventh that passes or the seventh remaining of the last ten.' 'Umar said: 'How did you know that?' Ibn Abbas said: 'Allah created seven heavens, seven earths, seven days, and the month revolves in sevens. He created man from seven, and he eats from seven, and he prostrates on seven, and the circuits around the House are seven, and the throwing of pebbles is seven' — mentioning other things. 'Umar said: 'You have perceived something we did not perceive.' Qatadah would add from Ibn Abbas regarding 'he eats from seven': it is Allah's saying: {And We caused to grow therein grain, and grapes and herbs...}"