الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الصلاةBook of Prayer
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي تَعْجِيلِهَا وَكَرَاهَةِ تَسْمِيَتِهَا بِالْعِشَاءِ
Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding Performing It Early and the Dislike of Calling It ‘Isha’
Hadith 1153
عَنِ السَّائِبِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((لَا تَزَالُ أُمَّتِي عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ مَا صَلَّوْا الْمَغْرِبَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ النُّجُومِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’ib bin Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: My Ummah will always remain upon the natural disposition (fitrah) as long as it continues to perform the Maghrib prayer before the appearance of the stars.
Hadith 1154
عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الصُّنَابِحِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((لَنْ تَزَالَ أُمَّتِي فِي مُسْكَةٍ مَا لَمْ يَعْمَلُوا بِثَلَاثٍ، مَا لَمْ يُؤَخِّرُوا الْمَغْرِبَ بِانْتِظَارِ الْإِظْلَامِ مُضَاهَاةَ الْيَهُودِ، وَمَا لَمْ يُؤَخِّرُوا الْفَجْرَ إِمْحَاقَ النُّجُومِ مُضَاهَاةَ النَّصَارَى، وَمَا لَمْ يَكِلُوا الْجَنَائِزَ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا))
Sayyiduna Abu Abdur Rahman Sanabahi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: My Ummah will always remain upon goodness as long as it does not do these three things: delaying Maghrib prayer while waiting for darkness in imitation of the Jews, delaying Fajr prayer until the stars disappear in imitation of the Christians, and handing over the funeral to its family.
Hadith 1155
عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ الْمِصْرِيِّ عَنْ مَرْثَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْيَزَنِيِّ، وَيَزَنُ بَطْنٌ مِنْ حِمْيَرَ، قَالَ: قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا أَبُو أَيُّوبَ خَالِدُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِصْرَ غَازِيًا وَكَانَ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبَسٍ الْجُهَنِيُّ أَمَّرَهُ عَلَيْنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ: فَحَبَسَ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ بِالْمَغْرِبِ (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: فَأَخَّرَ الْمَغْرِبَ) فَلَمَّا صَلَّى قَامَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ فَقَالَ لَهُ: يَا عُقْبَةُ! أَهَٰكَذَا رَأَيْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ أَمَا سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((لَا تَزَالُ أُمَّتِي بِخَيْرٍ أَوْ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ مَا لَمْ يُؤَخِّرُوا الْمَغْرِبَ حَتَّى تَشْتَبِكَ النُّجُومُ)) قَالَ: فَقَالَ: بَلَى، قَالَ: فَمَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قَالَ: شُغِلْتُ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ: أَمَا وَاللَّهِ! مَا بِي إِلَّا أَنْ يَظُنَّ النَّاسُ أَنَّكَ رَأَيْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصْنَعُ هَٰذَا
Mirthad bin Abdullah Yazni says: The Companion of the Messenger, Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Khalid bin Zayd Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Egypt for jihad. Sayyiduna Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) had appointed Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) as our leader. One day, Sayyiduna Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) became occupied after the Maghrib prayer and delayed this prayer. So when he led the prayer, Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) went to him and said: Uqbah! Did you see the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) do this? Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that my Ummah will remain upon goodness or upon the natural disposition as long as they do not delay the Maghrib prayer until the stars become mixed up? He said: Yes, of course. He (Abu Ayyub) said: Then what made you do this? He said: I became occupied. Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Beware! By Allah, I do not feel any harm in this, but I fear that people may begin to think that you saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) do this.
Hadith 1156
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُزَنِيِّ (يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُغَفَّلٍ) رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((لَا تَغْلِبَنَّكُمُ الْأَعْرَابُ عَلَى اسْمِ صَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ)) قَالَ: وَتَقُولُ الْأَعْرَابُ: هِيَ الْعِشَاءُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mughaffal Muzani (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Never let it happen that the Bedouins overpower you regarding the name of the Maghrib prayer. The Bedouins used to call this prayer 'Isha'.
