حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ أَخْبَرَنَا حُصَيْنٌ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَدْ حَفِظْتُ السُّنَّةَ كُلَّهَا غَيْرَ أَنِّي لَا أَدْرِي أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ أَمْ لَا وَلَا أَدْرِي كَيْفَ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ هَذَا الْحَرْفَ وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ مِنْ الْكِبَرِ عُتِيًّا أَوْ عُسُيًّا
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2246
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (RA) said; I know all about the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) but I do not know whether the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) recited in Zuhr and ‘Asr or not. And I do not know how he recited this verse: "Wa qad balnghtu minal-kibari ' utiyya " or " 'usiyya" (referring to the verse "and I have reached the extreme old age" [Maryam 19:8]).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020