 when water came into ibn abbass eye a doctor came to him and said i will drain the water from your eye and you will lie on your back for forty days and your sight will return to you. ibn abbas disliked that and said i would not buy by abandoning my prayer.
ولما نزل الماء في عين ابن عباس أتاه طبيب قال أنا أقدح الماء من عينك وتستلقي على ظهرك أربعين يوما يرجع إليك بصرك، فكره ذلك ابن عباس وقال ما كنت لأشتري بترك صلاتي.