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.
Read More..Thabit reported: They (the believers) asked Anas about the ring of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and he said: One night the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) delayed (observing) the 'Isya' prayer up to the midnight or midnight was about to be over. He then came and said: (Other) people have offered prayers and slept, but you are constantly in prayer as long as you wait for prayer. Anas said: I perceive as if I am seeing the lustre of his silver ring, and lifted his, small left finger (in order to show how the Prophet had lifted it).
Read More..Anas b. Malik reported: We waited for the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon hi n) one night, till it was about midnight. He (the Holy Prophet) came and observed prayer and then turned his face towards us, as it I was seeing the lustre of the silver ring on his finger.
Read More..This hadith has been narrated by Qurra with the same chain of transmitters, but therein he did not mention: He turned his face towards us.
Read More..Abu Musa reported: I and my companions who had sailed along with me in the boat landed with me in the valley of Buthan while the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was staying in Medina. A party of people amongst them went to the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) every night at the time of the 'Isya' prayer turn by turn. Abu Musa said: (One night) we (I and my companions) went to the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and he was occupied in some matter till there was a delay in prayer so much so that it was the middle of the night. The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) then came out and led them (Musa's companions) in prayer. And when he had observed his prayer he said to the audience present: Take it easy, I am going to give you information and glad tidings that it is the blessing of Allah upon you for there is none among the people, except you, who prays at this hour (of the night), or he said: None except you observed prayer at this. (late) hour. He (i. e. the narrator) said: I am not sure which of these two sentences he actually uttered. Abu Musa, said: We came back happy for what we heard from the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ).
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