Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:10653 حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا مُصَرِّفُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْيَامِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ اسْتَاكَ ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ وَيَقْرَأُ {إِنَّ فِي اخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ} إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَنَامَ حَتَّى نَفَخَ فِي النَّوْمِ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَفَعَلَ مِثْلَهَا ثُمَّ أَتَى مَضْجَعَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ كَمَا فَعَلَ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ بِثَلَاثٍ
English Translation
Ibn Abbas said: "When the Prophet (peace be upon him) woke at night, he would use the tooth-stick, perform ablution, and recite {Indeed, in the alternation of the night and the day...} to the end of the two verses. Then he would stand and pray two rak'ahs, then go back to sleep until he breathed heavily in sleep. Then he would get up and do the same. Then he would go back to bed, then stand and pray two rak'ahs, doing the same as the first time. Then he would perform witr with three rak'ahs."