´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Whoever wishes bad upon the people of Al-Madinah, Allah will cause him to melt as salt melts in water.”
Hadith Referenceسنن ابن ماجه / كتاب المناسك / 3114
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده حسن
'Abdullah b. 'Amr reported the Apostle (صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) saying: The time of the noon prayer (lasts) as long as it is not afternoon, and the time of the afternoon prayer (lasts) as long as the sun does not turn pale and the time of the evening prayer (lasts) as long as the spreading appearance of the redness above the horizon after sunset does not sink down, and the, time of the night prayer (lasts) by midnight and the time of the morning prayer (lasts) as long as the sun dots not rise.
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Footnote:Vocabulary of the Hadith: Thawr al-Shafaq: The spreading and diffusion of redness.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1386
Hafiz Imran Ayyub Lahori
The Initial Time of Isha and Its End «وَهُوَأَوَّلُالْعِشَاءِوَآخِرُهُنِصْفُاللَّيْل»
And this is the initial time of Isha. 1 And its end is at midnight. 2
1. ➊ In the narration reported from Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari radi Allahu anhu, in which a questioner asked the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam about the times of prayer... it is mentioned that on the first day, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam «فا قام العشاء حين غاب الشفق» “led the Isha prayer when the twilight had disappeared.” [مسلم 614، كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة: باب أوقات الصلوات الخمس، نسائي 523، أبو داود 395]
➋ In the hadith regarding the leadership of Jibril alayhis salam, on the first day, the time for Isha is mentioned as «حين غاب الشفق» “when the twilight had disappeared.” [صحيح: صحيح ترمذي 127، نسائي 513]
2. ➊ It is narrated from Abdullah ibn Amr radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: «وقت صلاة العشاء إلى نصف الليل» “The time for Isha prayer is until midnight.” [مسلم: 612، كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة: باب أوقات الصلوات الخمس، طيالسي 2249، أحمد 210/2، أبو داود 396، شرح معاني الآثار 150/1، بيهقى 366/1]
➋ It is narrated from Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: «و إن آخر وقتها العشاء حين ينتصف الليل» “Indeed, the last time for Isha is until midnight.” [صحيح: صحيح ترمذي 129، كتاب الصلاة: باب ما جاء فى مواقيت الصلاة عن النبي، الصحيحة 1696، ترمذي 151، احمد 232/2]
The jurists have differed regarding the last time for Isha prayer.
(Ahmad rahimahullah, Malik rahimahullah, Shafi‘i rahimahullah) The last time for Isha is until one-third of the night. This is also the position of Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu, Umar radi Allahu anhu, Imam Qasim rahimahullah, and Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz rahimahullah.
(Abu Hanifah rahimahullah) The last time for Isha is until midnight.
(The majority, Tahawi rahimahullah) The last time for Isha is until the break of dawn (fajr). [تحفة الأحوذي 528/1، نيل الأوطار 469/1، عارضة الأحوذي 277/1]
(Shawkani rahimahullah) The last preferred (ikhtiyari) time for Isha is until midnight, and the permissible and emergency (idtirari) time is until fajr. [نيل الأوطار 470/1]
(Nawawi rahimahullah) He also holds this view. [شرح مسلم 123/3]
(Sayyid Sabiq rahimahullah) He gives preference to this view. [فقه السنة 92/1]
(Ibn Qudamah rahimahullah) The preferred time is until one-third of the night, and in case of necessity, until the appearance of the second fajr. [المغنى 28/1]
(Preferred/Strongest Opinion) The clear words of the hadith «نصف الليل» state that the last time for Isha is only until this point.
(Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah) I have not seen any clear hadith regarding the time for Isha extending until fajr. [تحفة الأحوذى 528/1]
(Ibn al-‘Arabi rahimahullah) The last time for Isha is until midnight. [عارضة الأحوذي 277/1]
(Abd al-Rahman Mubarakpuri rahimahullah) The last time for Isha is until midnight. [تحفة الأحوذى 529/1]
(Siddiq Hasan Khan rahimahullah) He also holds this view. [الروضة الندية 202/1]
(Albani rahimahullah) The correct view is that the time for Isha is until midnight. [تمام المنة ص/ 142]
Those who state that the time for Isha extends until fajr use as their evidence this hadith: «ليس فى النوم تفريط إنما التفريط على من لــم يـصـل الصلاة حتى يحيى وقت الأخرى» “Negligence is not in sleep, but negligence is only for the one who did not pray until the time for the next prayer arrived.” [مسلم: 681٬311، كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة: باب قضاء الصلاة الفائتة واستحباب تعجيل قضائها، أبو داود 441، أحمد 298/5، ترمذي 177، ابن ماجة 698]
The answer given to this is that this hadith is not for specifying or determining the time, but rather it only mentions the disobedience of the person who delays one prayer until the time of the next prayer. [تمام المنة ص: 141، المحلى 178/3]
. . . For the original article, see . . . Fiqh al-Hadith by Imran Ayyub Lahori, Volume 1, p. 309