Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that AIi ibn AbiTalib and Abdullah ibn Abbas used to say, "The middle prayer is theprayer of subh."Malik said, "Out of all that I have heardabout the matter, I prefer what Ali ibn Abi Talib and Abdullah ibnAbbas said."
App reference: Book 8, Hadith 29
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 8, Hadith 29
Arabic reference: Book 8, Hadith 318