معجم صغير للطبراني
Al-Mu'jam al-Saghir
كتاب الصلوٰةBook of Prayer
The chapter on those waiting for prayer and upcoming events
Hadith 306
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْقَزْوِينِيُّ ، بِبَغْدَادَ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْمِهْرِقَانِيُّ الرَّازِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ الْقَرَنِيُّ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُوقَةَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : أَخَّرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ صَلاةَ الْعِشَاءِ الآخِرَةِ هُنَيْهَةً ، فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا ، فَقَالَ : مَا تَنْتَظِرُونَ ؟ ، قَالُوا : الصَّلاةَ ، قَالَ : أَمَا إِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَزَالُوا فِيهَا مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُوهَا ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ بَصَرَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ ، فَقَالَ : النُّجُومُ أَمَانٌ لأَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ ، فَإِذَا ذَهَبَتِ النُّجُومُ أَتَى أَهْلَ السَّمَاءِ مَا يُوعَدُونَ ، وَأَنَا أَمَانٌ لأَصْحَابِي ، فَإِذَا ذَهَبْتُ أَتَى أَصْحَابِي مَا يُوعَدُونَ ، وَأَصْحَابِي أَمَانٌ لأُمَّتِي ، فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ أَصْحَابِي أَتَى أُمَّتِي مَا يُوعَدُونَ ، أَقِمْ يَا بِلالُ "، لَمْ يَرْوِهِ عَنِ ابْنِ سُوقَةَ ، إِلا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ ، تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ رَبِيعَةُ
Sayyiduna Muhammad bin al-Munkadir narrates from his father, who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed the ‘Isha prayer one night. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and said: “What are you waiting for?” They said: We are waiting for the prayer. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “As long as you are waiting for it, you are in prayer.” Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his gaze towards the sky and said: “The stars are a security for the inhabitants of the sky; when the stars disappear, that which has been promised to the inhabitants of the sky will come to them. And I am a security for my companions (may Allah be pleased with them); when I go, that which has been promised to my companions will come to them. And my companions are a security for my ummah; when my companions go, that which has been promised to my ummah will come to them. Bilal, stand up and give the iqamah.”
