Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 256
Chapter - Section 3
Arabic hadith text
وَعَن ابْن عَبَّاس قَالَ: تَدَارُسُ الْعِلْمِ سَاعَةً مِنَ اللَّيْلِ خَيْرٌ من إحيائها. رَوَاهُ الدَّارمِيّ
Translation
Ibn ‘Abbas said, “Studying together for an hour during the nightis better than spending the whole night in devotions.” Darimi transmitted it.