Hadith 1173

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ وَابْنُ بَكْرٍ قَالَا: أَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِعَطَاءٍ: أَيُّ حِينٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ الْعِشَاءَ إِمَامًا أَوْ خِلْوَةً؟ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ: أَعْتَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْلَةً بِالْعِشَاءِ حَتَّى رَقَدَ النَّاسُ وَاسْتَيْقَظُوا، فَقَامَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ: الصَّلَاةَ، قَالَ عَطَاءٌ: قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: فَخَرَجَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ الْآنَ يَقْطُرُ رَأْسُهُ مَاءً وَاضِعًا يَدَهُ عَلَى شِقِّ رَأْسِهِ، فَقَالَ: ((لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَمَرْتُهُمْ أَنْ يُصَلُّوا هَٰكَذَا))
Ibn Jurayj says: I asked Ata, "Which time do you prefer for me to perform the Isha prayer in congregation or individually?" He said: I heard Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrate: One night, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed the performance of the Isha prayer until the people fell asleep and then woke up again. Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said, "(O Messenger of Allah!) The prayer." So the Prophet of Allah came out. It is as if I can still see him, with drops of water dripping from his head, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) had placed his hand on one side of his head, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If I did not consider it difficult for my Ummah, I would have commanded them to perform this prayer at this time."
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / كتاب الصلاة / 1173
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