'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas said, "When the Prophet, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, prayed the night prayer, and finished his prayer,
glorifying Allah as he deserves, he said at the end of it, 'O Allah, give
me a light in my heart and give me a light in my hearing and give me a
light in my sight. Give me a light on my right and a light on my left and
give me a light in front of me and a light behind me and increase me in
light. Increase me in light, and increase me in light.'"
Ibn 'Abbas said, "I spent the night at the house of my aunt. Maymuna.
The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, got up to answer
a call of nature and then washed his hands and face and slept. Then he
got up and took the water-skin and loosened its strap and then did a medium
sort of wudu' and no more but he did it adequately. Then he prayed. I stood
up and went slowly, not wanting him to see that I was observing him. I
did wudu'. Then he stood up to pray and I stood at his left. He took my
hand and brought me around to his right. His complete night prayer consisted
of twelve rak'ats. Then he lay down and went to sleep until he snored.
When he slept, he would snore. Bilal gave the adhan for the morning prayer
and he prayed without doing wudu'. One of his supplications was, 'O Allah,
put light in my heart and light in my hearing and light on my right and
light on my left and a light above me and a light behind me and a light
in front of me and a light behind him and make my light great.'"
'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas said "When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, rose to pray in the middle of the night,
he would say, 'O Allah, Yours is the praise. You are the light of the heavens
and the earth and whoever is in them. Yours is the praise. You are the
Lord of the heavens and the earth and whoever is in them. You are the Truth
and Your promise is true and the meeting with You is true. The Garden is
true and the Fire is true and the Hour is true. O Allah, I have surrendered
to You and I have believed in You. I have trusted in You and I repent to
You. I argue by You and I have come to You for judgement. Forgive me my
past and future wrong actions, what I conceal and what I show. You are
My God. There is no god but You."
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, used to teach us this supplication as he taught us the suras of
the Qur'an:
'I seek refuge with You from the punishment of Hellfire, and
I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave. I seek refuge
with You from the trial of the Dajjal and the I seek refuge from the trials
of life and death. I seek refuge with You from the trial of the grave.'"
