Fath al-Rabbani

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed the ‘Isha prayer, then came to the mosque while the people were waiting for the prayer. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Beware! At this time, none among the followers of these religions is remembering Allah except you. Allah the Exalted has revealed these verses: {لَیْسُوْا سَوَاء ً مِنْ اَھْلِ الْکِتٰبِ اُمَّۃٌ قَائِمَۃٌیَّتْلُوْنَ اٰیٰتِ اللّٰہِ اٰنَاء َ الَّیْلِ وَھُمْ یَسْجُدُوْنَ۔ یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللّٰہِ وَالْیَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ وَیَاْمُرُوْنَ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ وَیَنْہَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْکَرِ وَیُسَارِعُوْنَ فِی الْخَیْرٰتِ وَاُولٰیِکَ مِنَ الصّٰلِحِیْنَ۔ وَمَا یَفْعَلُوْا مِنْ خَیْرٍ فَلَنْ یُّکْفَرُوْہُ وَاللّٰہُ عَلِیْمٌبِالْمُتَّقِیْنَ۔} … They are not all alike. Among the People of the Book is a group that stands (for prayer); they recite the verses of Allah during the hours of the night, and they prostrate. They believe in Allah and the Last Day, and they enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, and they hasten to good deeds; and those are among the righteous. And whatever good they do, never will it be removed from them; and Allah is Knowing of the righteous. (Surah Aal-e-Imran: 113-115)