Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 4117 — Those who said: whoever waits

Abu Uthman said: One night the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) could not come out to lead his Companions in the Isha prayer until, when a third of the night remained, he came. He saw that some of the people were standing, some were sitting and some were lying down. He said to them: "Ever since you began waiting for the prayer, you have been in a state of prayer, those of you standing, those sitting and those lying down."