اللؤلؤ والمرجان
Lu'lu' wal-Marjan
كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاةBook of Mosques and Places of Prayer
باب وقت العشاء وتأخيرها
Chapter: Time for Isha and Delaying It
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Hadith 372
372 صحيح حديث عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: أَعْتَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْلَةً بِالْعِشَاءِ، وَذلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَفْشُوَ الإِسْلاَمُ، فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ حَتَّى قَالَ عُمَرُ: نَامَ النِّسَاءُ وَالصِّبْيَانُ؛ فَخَرَجَ، فَقَالَ لأَهْلِ الْمَسْجِدِ: مَا يَنْتَظِرُهَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ غَيْرَكُمْ
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that one night the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the ‘Isha prayer late. This incident occurred before the spread of Islam. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not come out until Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the women and children have gone to sleep. Then the Prophet came out and said: No one in the world waits for this prayer except you.
Hadith 373
373 صحيح حديث عَبْدِ اللهِ بن عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شُغِلَ عَنْهَا لَيْلَةً، فَأَخَّرَهَا حَتَّى رَقَدْنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظْنَا، ثُمَّ رَقَدْنَا ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظْنَا، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ يَنْتَظِرُ الصَّلاَةَ غَيْرُكُمْ
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was occupied with some work one night and delayed greatly. We (while waiting for the prayer) fell asleep in the mosque. Then we woke up, then we slept again, then we woke up again. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came out from his house and said: No person in the world, except you, is waiting for this prayer.
Hadith 374
374 صحيح حديث أَنَسٍ قَالَ حُمَيْدٌ: سُئِلَ أَنَسٌ، هَلِ اتَّخَذَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَاتَمًا قَالَ: أَخَّرَ لَيْلَةً صَلاَةَ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ، ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْههِ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَبِيصِ خَاتَمِهِ قَالَ: إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ صَلَّوْا وَنَامُوا وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَزَالُوا فِي صَلاَةٍ مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُوهَا
Humaid says that it was asked from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): Did the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) have a ring made? He narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) led the ‘Isha prayer one night at midnight, then turned his blessed face towards us, as if even now I am seeing the shine of the ring of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He said: Many people have performed the prayer and gone to sleep, but you are still in prayer as long as you are waiting for the prayer.
Hadith 375
375 صحيح حديث أَبِي مَوسى قَالَ: كُنْتُ أَنَا وَأَصْحَابِي الَّذِينَ قَدِمُوا مَعِي فيِ السَّفِينَةِ نُزُولاً فِي بَقِيعِ بُطْحَانَ، وَالنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ، فَكَانَ يَتَنَاوَبُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِنْدَ صَلاَةِ الْعِشَاءِ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ نَفَرٌ مِنْهُمْ، فَوَافَقْنَا النَّبِيَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ أَنَا وَأَصْحَابِي، وَلَهُ بَعْضُ الشُّغْلِ فيِ بَعْضِ أَمْرِهِ فَأَعْتَمَ بِالصَّلاَةِ حَتَّى ابْهَارَّ اللَّيْلُ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ، فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلاَتَهُ، قَالَ لِمَنْ حَضَرهُ: عَلَى رِسْلِكُمْ، أَبْشِرُوا، إِنَّ مِنْ نِعْمَةِ اللهِ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ يُصَلِّي هذِهِ السَّاعَةَ غَيْرُكُمْ، أَوْ قَالَ: مَا صَلَّى هذِهِ السَّاعَةَ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُكُمْ قَالَ أَبُو مُوسى، فَفَرِحْنَا بِمَا سَمِعْنَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I stayed at Baqi’ Bathan with those of my companions who had come with me (from Abyssinia) by boat, at that time the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was residing in Madinah. Among us, someone would be appointed daily by turn to attend the ‘Isha prayer in the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). By chance, once I and one of my companions went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He was engaged in some work (he and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, were discussing some public matter), due to which the prayer was delayed and about half the night had passed. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came and led the prayer. When the prayer was completed, he said to those present: Remain seated in your places with dignity and listen to a glad tiding. There is no one in the world at this time, except you, who is performing prayer, or he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No (community) other than you has performed prayer at this time. Sayyiduna Abu Musa said: So we returned very happy after hearing this from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith 376
376 صحيح حديث ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: أَعْتَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْلَةً بِالْعِشَاءِ حَتَّى رَقَدَ النَّاسُ وَاسْتَيْقَظُوا، وَرَقَدُوا وَاسْتَيْقَظُوا؛ فَقَامَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ، فَقَالَ: الصَّلاَةَ فَخَرَجَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ الآنَ، يَقْطُرُ رَأْسُهُ مَاءً، وَاضِعًا يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ فَقَالَ: لَوْلاَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لأَمَرْتُهُمْ أَنْ يُصَلُّوهَا هكَذَا (قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ الرَّاوِي عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، الرَّاوِي عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ) فَاسْتَثْبَتُّ عَطَاءً كَيْفَ وَضَعَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ يَدَهُ كَمَا أَنْبَأَهُ ابْنُ عبَّاسٍ، فَبَدَّدَ لِي عَطَاءٌ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ شَيْئًا مِنْ تَبْدِيدٍ، ثُمَّ وَضَعَ أَطْرَافَ أَصَابِعِهِ عَلَى قَرْنِ الرَّأْسِ ثُمَّ ضَمَّهَا، يُمِرُّهَا كَذلِكَ عَلَى الرَّأْسِ حَتَّى مَسَّتْ إِبْهَامُهُ طَرَفَ الأُذُنِ مِمَّا يَلِي الْوَجْهَ عَلَى الصُّدْغِ وَنَاحِيَةِ اللِّحْيَةِ، لاَ يُقَصِّرُ وَلاَ يَبْطشُ إِلاَّ كَذلِكَ، وَقَالَ: لَوْلاَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لأَمَرْتُهُمْ أَنْ يُصَلُّوهَا هكَذَا
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed the ‘Isha prayer one night, as a result of which people (remained in the mosque and) fell asleep, then woke up, then fell asleep again, then woke up again. Finally, Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and called out, “Prayer!” After that, the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out from his house. That scene is before my eyes: drops of water were dripping from the blessed head of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he had his hand placed on his head. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “If it were not difficult for my ummah, I would have commanded them to perform the ‘Isha prayer at this time.” (Ibn Jurayj narrates this hadith from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas through ‘Ata and says:) I further investigated from ‘Ata about the manner in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his hand on his head, and how Ibn Abbas informed him about this. Upon this, ‘Ata slightly spread the fingers of his hand and placed them on one side of his head, then joined them and moved them over his head in such a way that his thumb touched the edge of the ear that is close to the face and reached the beard. He did not do it lazily nor hastily, but did it in this manner, and said that then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “If it were not difficult for my ummah, I would have commanded them to perform this prayer at this time.”
