صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة
The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer
باب وَقْتِ الْعِشَاءِ وَتَأْخِيرِهَا:
Chapter: The time of `Isha and delaying it
Hadith 640
This hadith is listed as number 1448 in Maktaba Shamila
وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ الْعَمِّيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، أَنَّهُمْ سَأَلُوا أَنَسًا ، عَنْ خَاتَمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : أَخَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْعِشَاءَ ، ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ إِلَى شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ ، أَوْ كَادَ يَذْهَبُ شَطْرُ اللَّيْلِ ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ ، فَقَالَ : " إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ صَلَّوْا وَنَامُوا ، وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَزَالُوا فِي صَلَاةٍ ، مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُ الصَّلَاةَ " ، قَالَ أَنَسٌ : كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى وَبِيصِ خَاتَمِهِ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ ، وَرَفَعَ إِصْبَعَهُ الْيُسْرَى بِالْخِنْصِرِ .
Thabit reported: They (the believers) asked Anas about the ring of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he said: One night the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) delayed (observing) the 'Isha' prayer up to the midnight or midnight was about to be over. He then came and said: (Other) people have offered prayers and slept, but you are constantly in prayer as long as you wait for prayer. Anas said: I perceive as if I am seeing the luster of his silver ring, and lifted his small left finger (in order to show how the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) had lifted it).
