Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 4108 — Those who said: whoever waits

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out one night while his Companions were waiting for him to offer the Isha prayer. He said: "The people have slept and lain down, while you are waiting for the prayer. As long as you have been waiting for the prayer, you are in prayer. Were it not for the weakness of the weak and the old age of the elderly, I would have delayed this prayer until half the night."