A hadith like this, i. e. We used to observe evening prayer.... so on and so forth, has been narrated by Rafi' b. Khadij by another chain of transmitters.
Read More..A'isha. the wife of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) deferred one night the 'Isya' prayer. And this is called 'Atama. And the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) did not come out till Umar b. Khattab told (him) that the women and children had gone to sleep. So the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) came out towards them and said to the people of the mosque: None except you from the people of the earth waits for it (for the night prayer at this late hour), and it was before Islam had spread amongst people. And in the narration transmitted by Ibn Shihab the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) is reported to have said: It is not meant that you should compel the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) for prayer. And (this he said) when 'Umar b. Khattab called (the Holy Prophet) in a loud voice.
Read More..A hadith like this has been narrated by Ibn Shihab with the same chain of transmitters, but therein no mention has been made of the words of al-Zuhri: It was narrated to me, and that which followed.
Read More..A'isha reported: The Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) one night delayed (observing the 'Isya' prayer) till a great part of the night was over and the people in the mosque had gone to sleep. He (the Holy Prophet) then came out and observed prayer and said: This is the proper time for it; were it not that I would impose a burden on my people (I would normally pray at this time). In the hadith transmitters by 'Abd al-Razzaq (the words are): Were it not that it would impose burden on my people.
Read More..Abdullah b. Umar reported: We waited one night in expectation of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) for the last prayer of the night, and he came out to us when a third of the night had passed even after that. We do not know whether he had been occupied with family business or something else. When he came cut he said: You are waiting for prayer, for which the followers of no other religion wait. except you. Were it not a burden for my Ummah, I would have led them (in the 'Isya' prayer) at this hour. He then ordered the Mu'adhdbin (to call for prayer) and then stood up for prayer and observed prayer.
Read More..Abdullah b. 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was one night occupied (in some work) and he delayed it ('Isya' prayer) till we went to sleep in the mosque. We then woke up and again went to sleep and again woke up. The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) then came to us and said: None among the people of the earth except you waits for prayer in the night.
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