Hadith #70
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Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَرْطَاةَ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ كَانَ لَا يَرَى أَنْ يَنْزِلَ الْأَبْطَحَ وَيَقُولُ إِنَّمَا أَقَامَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) — via al-Hajjaj ibn Artatah, from 'Ata' — that Ibn 'Abbas did not consider it prescribed to spend the night at al-Abtah [al-Muhassab, near Makkah]. He would say: 'the Messenger of Allah ﷺ only stayed there on account of 'A'ishah [i.e., waiting for her].'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 70
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3308
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39698