حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنِّي شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ عَلِيلٌ يَشُقُّ عَلَيَّ الْقِيَامُ فَأْمُرْنِي بِلَيْلَةٍ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يُوَفِّقُنِي فِيهَا لِلَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ قَالَ عَلَيْكَ بِالسَّابِعَةِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2149
It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas {RA) that a man came to the Prophet (PBUH) and said: O Prophet of Allah, I am an old man, i am sick and it is difficult for me to stand. Tell me of a night that Allah may make coincide with Lailatal-Qadr. He said: "You should [strive to pray] on the seventh night."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020