Those who permitted that

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to converse at night with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) about the affairs of the Muslims, and I would be with him. One night he conversed with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, and I was with him.

Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla said that Sayyiduna Abu Layla (may Allah be pleased with him) conversed with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) after Isha.

Ziyad Abu Yahya said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas and Sayyiduna al-Miswar bin Makhramah (may Allah be pleased with them) conversed after Isha.

Aishah bint Talhah said that Sayyiduna al-Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) conversed with a man after Isha.

Abu Bakr bin Abi Musa said: Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) after Isha. Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab said to him: "Why have you come?" He said: "I have come to talk with you." Sayyiduna Umar said: "At this hour?" Sayyiduna Abu Musa said: "It is a matter of religion." So Sayyiduna Umar sat with him, and the two of them talked for a long part of the night. Then Sayyiduna Abu Musa said: "O Commander of the Believers! The prayer (its time has come)." Sayyiduna Umar said: "We have been in prayer all along."

Ibn Sirin said that Sayyiduna Hudhayfah and Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with them) conversed after Isha at the house of al-Walid bin Uqbah.

Hisham said that his father, Urwah, used to converse after Isha until Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) would say: "Morning has come!"

Ikrimah said: Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) conversed with Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) until a long part of the night had passed.

Ibn Abi Mulaykah said: Some people of Quraysh used to talk after Isha. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) sent someone to them, ordering them: "Go back to your families, for they too have a share in your time."

Hisham said that Ibn Sirin used to converse after Isha.

Mujahid said: There is no harm in conversing after Isha about matters of religion (fiqh).

Mughirah said that Umar bin Abd al-Aziz had companions who conversed with him at night.

Yahya bin Sa'id said: Al-Qasim and his companions used to sit and converse after Isha.