حَدَّثَنَا عَبِيدَةُ حَدَّثَنِي قَابُوسُ عَنْ أَبِي ظَبْيَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ مُسْرِعًا قَالَ حَتَّى أَفْزَعَنَا مِنْ سُرْعَتِهِ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى إِلَيْنَا قَالَ جِئْتُ مُسْرِعًا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِلَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ فَأُنْسِيتُهَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ وَلَكِنْ الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2352
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Prophet (PBUH) came to them quickly, and we got worried because of his rushing. When he reached us he said: "I came rushing to tell you about Lailatal-Qadr, but then I was caused to forget it whilst I was coming to you. However seek it in the last ten nights of Ramadan.”
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020